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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
556 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2026
WVZ042-172230-
MERCER WV-
556 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
MERCER COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 555 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CAMP CREEK STATE PARK, OR NEAR CAMP CREEK, MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRINCETON...
ATHENS...
MATOAKA...
CAMP CREEK...
CERES...
CAMP CREEK STATE PARK...
AND ELGOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3750 8126 3751 8124 3751 8121 3753 8121
3754 8120 3756 8120 3759 8111 3753 8100
3736 8089 3727 8126 3749 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 340DEG 13KT 3752 8114
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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