“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM” from Braxton County OES/E911 : Nixle

Thursday July 13th, 2023 :: 02:53 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... North central Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Central Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 252 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Birch River, or 12 miles south of Sutton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Webster Springs, Addison (Webster Springs), Cowen, Boggs, Diana, Upper Glade and Erbacon.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... WEBSTER, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Braxton County OES/E911
687 Days Dr
Sutton, WV 26601

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-765-3320

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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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