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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
643 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025
 

KYZ103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>007-013-012315-
Boyd KY-Lawrence KY-Gallia OH-Lawrence OH-Mason WV-Lincoln WV-
Wayne WV-Cabell WV-
643 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN BOYD...NORTH CENTRAL
LAWRENCE...GALLIA...LAWRENCE...MASON...CABELL...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN
AND NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

At 642 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Rio Grande to near Fort
Gay. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Huntington, Ashland, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Coal Grove, Wayne,
Hamlin, Rio Grande, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Beech Fork State Park,
Lake Vesuvius, Yatesville Lake State Park, Barboursville, Kenova,
Milton, Catlettsburg, New Haven, Ceredo, and Burnaugh.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 188 and 191.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northeastern Kentucky...and southeastern Ohio.

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LAT...LON 3881 8261 3885 8249 3885 8246 3886 8245
      3897 8210 3896 8210 3898 8209 3901 8198
      3899 8198 3899 8196 3862 8204 3861 8206
      3853 8206 3820 8213 3812 8270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 248DEG 38KT 3875 8245 3817 8261 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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