Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 14 at 7:39PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 14, 2026 - 4:39pm
Expires:
June 14, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 739 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Spencer to near Winfield. Movement was east at
55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Winfield, Sutton, Grantsville, Sissonville, Eleanor,
Gassaway, Arnoldsburg, Kenna, Cedar Creek State Park, Big Otter,
Wallback, Amma, Harrison, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Sand Fork,
Stumptown, French Creek, and Frametown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 18 and 58, and between mile
markers 60 and 84.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 114 and 128.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern, central, north central, northeastern and northwestern West
Virginia.
Area Description:
Jackson; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Upshur
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov