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

OHZ076-WVZ010-011-016>020-027>030-020045-
Washington OH-Calhoun WV-Clay WV-Doddridge WV-Roane WV-Ritchie WV-
Wirt WV-Lewis WV-Gilmer WV-Braxton WV-Pleasants WV-Tyler WV-
814 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
PLEASANTS...CALHOUN...RITCHIE...DODDRIDGE...GILMER...NORTHWESTERN
LEWIS...WESTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHEASTERN WIRT...TYLER...ROANE AND
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

At 813 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles west of Sistersville to 6 miles
southeast of St. Marys to 9 miles south of Spencer. Movement was east
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Harrisville, St. Marys, Glenville, Middlebourne,
Grantsville, Paden City, Sistersville, Pennsboro, West Union,
Arnoldsburg, Cedar Creek State Park, North Bend State Park, Big
Otter, Wallback, Amma, Matamoras, Ellenboro, Cairo, and Sand Fork.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 24 and 54.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 28 and 64.

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.

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LAT...LON 3958 8089 3960 8085 3956 8082 3955 8079
      3947 8071 3948 8067 3946 8067 3943 8055
      3935 8055 3929 8060 3928 8058 3857 8082
      3855 8147 3856 8149 3931 8119 3958 8121
      3957 8104 3954 8104 3961 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 263DEG 40KT 3957 8114 3932 8113 3867 8138 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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