Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 21 at 10:44AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 21, 2026 - 7:44am
Expires:
September 21, 2026 - 8:15am
Description:
At 1044 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Sandyville, or 10 miles west of Elizabeth, moving
east at 35 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, Elizabeth, Mineralwells, Cherry, Peewee, Belleville,
Walker, Nutter Farm, Petroleum, Palestine, Lucille, Freeport,
Greencastle, Morristown, Creston, Davisville, Rockport, Brohard,
Macfarlan, and Munday.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 152 and 174.
Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 12 and 27.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov