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Webster County WV Emergency Services
Friday July 28th, 2023 :: 04:04 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Southern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... East central Clay County in north central West Virginia... Eastern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 403 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gassaway to Mount Hope, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Summersville, Fayetteville, Richwood, Sutton, Babcock State Park, Webster Springs, Gassaway, Addison (Webster Springs), Camden-On-gauley, Birch River, Craigsville, Holly River State Park, Camden On Gauley, Rock Cave, Cowen, Burnsville, Meadow Bridge, Flatwoods, Thurmond, and Alexander. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 53 and 87. Route 19 between mile markers 20 and 68.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... CLAY, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Webster County WV Emergency Services
210 Back Fork St
Webster Springs, WV 26288

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-847-7171

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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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