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Webster County WV Emergency Services
Tuesday June 14th, 2022 :: 11:27 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00PM

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Southwestern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until noon EDT.

* At 1125 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Stonewood, or 10 miles south of Clarksburg, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Buckhannon, Audra State Park, Bridgeport, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Anmoore, West Milford, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Alexander, Volga, Lorentz, Century, Alton, Ellamore, Tallmansville, Overhill, Hodgesville and French Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 104 and 118. Route 33 between mile markers 5 and 17.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... UPSHUR, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Webster County WV Emergency Services
210 Back Fork St
Webster Springs, WV 26288

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-847-7171

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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