Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 5:45pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 844 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles south of West Union to near Gassaway.
Movement was east 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...
Buckhannon, Weston, Glenville, Sutton, Gassaway, Jackson Mill, Holly
River State Park, Cedar Creek State Park, Stonewall Jackson, Rock
Cave, West Milford, Burnsville, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Flatwoods, Sand
Fork, Pullman, Auburn, Eden, and Newberne.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 61 and 115.
Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 16.
Instruction:
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
north central West Virginia.
Area Description:
Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Webster
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov