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Nicholas County Div of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Friday June 17th, 2022 :: 02:34 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Mason County in western West Virginia... Northeastern Cabell County in central West Virginia... Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southern Putnam County in western West Virginia... Southwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Northeastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Southeastern Roane County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... Clay County in north central West Virginia... North central Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... North central Boone County in central West Virginia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 233 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Big Otter to near Milton, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Summersville, Winfield, Clay, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Sissonville, Milton, Chesapeake, Eleanor, Marmet, Belle, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, Poca and East Bank. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 27, and between mile markers 32 and 35. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 116. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 24 and 57. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 86 and 95. Route 119 between mile markers 61 and 80. Route 19 between mile markers 39 and 60.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOONE, WV ... BRAXTON, WV ... CABELL, WV ... CLAY, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... KANAWHA, WV ... LINCOLN, WV ... MASON, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... PUTNAM, WV ... ROANE, WV ... WEBSTER, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Nicholas County Div of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
511 Church St
Summersville, WV 26651

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-872-7892

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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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