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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
612 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
 

WVZ008>010-016>019-029-162300-
Calhoun WV-Jackson WV-Roane WV-Wirt WV-Ritchie WV-Wood WV-Gilmer WV-
Pleasants WV-
612 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL PLEASANTS...
NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHERN RITCHIE...NORTHWESTERN GILMER...
WIRT...NORTHWESTERN ROANE...NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Elizabeth, moving 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...
Elizabeth, North Bend State Park, Cairo, Reedy, Cherry, Peewee,
Smithville, Walker, Nutter Farm, Petroleum, Palestine, Lucille,
Freeport, Greencastle, Creston, Morristown, Big Springs, Rockport,
Brohard, and Macfarlan.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 151 and 163.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 22 and 31.

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.

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LAT...LON 3878 8144 3899 8170 3931 8123 3907 8086
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 231DEG 35KT 3894 8146 

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

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