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Pocahontas County Emergency Management
Friday June 17th, 2022 :: 03:01 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia... Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... Southwestern Clay County in north central West Virginia... Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 300 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Camden-On-gauley to near Cedar Grove, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Charleston, Summersville, Fayetteville, Richwood, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Ansted, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt, Camden-On-gauley, Powellton, Hawks Nest State Park, Craigsville and Coal Fork. This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 91 and 94. Route 19 between mile markers 11 and 46.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... KANAWHA, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... POCAHONTAS, WV ... WEBSTER, WV

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Pocahontas County Emergency Management
1008 Jury St
Marlinton, WV 24954

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-799-4567

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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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