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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
555 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
WVZ020-031-092230-
DODDRIDGE WV-HARRISON WV-
555 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN DODDRIDGE AND
NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 554 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SALEM, OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARKSBURG, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLARKSBURG, BRIDGEPORT, SHINNSTON, STONEWOOD, NUTTER FORT, SALEM,
LUMBERPORT, ANMOORE, ENTERPRISE, GRANGEVILLE, WOLF SUMMIT, WALLACE,
CENTER POINT, SEDALIA, MEADOWBROOK, AND DESPARD.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 118 AND 124.
ROUTE 50 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 82.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3943 8026 3941 8023 3925 8022 3928 8063
3944 8065 3945 8062 3944 8060 3945 8058
3943 8058 3944 8056 3943 8054 3944 8051
3945 8052 3946 8051 3947 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 266DEG 17KT 3938 8055
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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