Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 18 at 5:52PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 18, 2026 - 2:52pm
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Beech
Fork State Park, moving east at 50 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...
Wayne, Hamlin, Beech Fork State Park, Milton, Culloden, East Lynn
Lake, West Hamlin, Sweetland, Branchland, Salt Rock, Griffithsville,
East Lynn, and Myra.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 28
and 32.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Wayne; Cabell; Lincoln; Putnam
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov