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Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Saturday July 2nd, 2022 :: 01:25 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00PM

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 124 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Maxwelton, or near Lewisburg, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte... Asbury... Greenbrier River Trail... Lewisburg Airport... and Alvon. This includes The following Location The West Virginia State Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GREENBRIER, WV

Instructions:

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.

Address/Location
Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
171 Arbuckle Ln
Maxwelton, WV 24957

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-645-5444

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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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