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

WVZ013-015-024>026-020100-
Boone WV-Kanawha WV-Lincoln WV-Logan WV-Mingo WV-
828 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MINGO...CENTRAL
KANAWHA...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND BOONE
COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Alum Creek to near Holden. Movement was
northeast at 40 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...
Charleston, Madison, Logan, South Charleston, Chesapeake, Marmet,
Belle, Chapmanville, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Van,
Pinch, Mount Gay-Shamrock, Coal Fork, Elkview, Chief Logan State,
Alum Creek, and Julian.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 2.
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 103.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia near mile marker 57.
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 80 and 95.
 Route 119 between mile markers 27 and 80.

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 3826 8189 3853 8129 3852 8125 3796 8156
      3778 8234 3779 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 230DEG 33KT 3822 8187 3787 8215 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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