Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 9 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 9, 2026 - 12:30pm
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 329 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Chesterhill to Parkersburg to near Grantsville.
Movement was northeast at 25 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...
Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Harrisville, St. Marys,
McConnelsville, Beverly, Elizabeth, Middlebourne, Chesterhill,
Vienna, Williamstown, Paden City, Sistersville, Pennsboro, Belmont,
West Union, Mineralwells, North Bend State Park, and Lubeck.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 167 and 186.
Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 17.
Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 55.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Morgan; Washington; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov