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Nicholas County Div of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Friday July 28th, 2023 :: 03:31 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... Northern Wyoming County in southern West Virginia... Southeastern Logan County in southern West Virginia... Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... Eastern Boone County in central West Virginia...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 330 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Marmet to 6 miles northeast of Wharton to Mallory, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Beckley, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Oceana, Sophia, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt, Piney View, and Coal City. This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 39 and 89. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 122. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 26.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOONE, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... KANAWHA, WV ... LOGAN, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... RALEIGH, WV ... WYOMING, 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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