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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
331 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
 

WVZ015-025>028-515-517-519>521-172015-
Southeast Nicholas WV-Northwest Raleigh WV-Clay WV-Boone WV-
Kanawha WV-Northwest Webster WV-Northwest Nicholas WV-Logan WV-
Braxton WV-Northwest Fayette WV-
331 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NICHOLAS...SOUTHEASTERN
KANAWHA...SOUTHERN BRAXTON...NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH...SOUTHWESTERN
WEBSTER...NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...CLAY...FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN BOONE
COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of
Gassaway to 6 miles southeast of Clay to near Smithers to Van.
Movement was east at 30 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...
Summersville, Fayetteville, Clay, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Chesapeake,
Ansted, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge,
Pratt, Camden-On-gauley, Van, Birch River, Burnwell, Powellton, Glen,
and Hawks Nest State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 39 and 60.
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 52 and 86.
 Route 19 between mile markers 9 and 68.

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.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams, and ponding of water in urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses, as well as other poor drainage
areas and low lying spots.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

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LAT...LON 3827 8060 3777 8145 3778 8146 3779 8151
      3778 8155 3793 8190 3831 8141 3868 8097
      3859 8032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 288DEG 26KT 3858 8085 3839 8102 3824 8125 3795
8175

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

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