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Upshur County DHSEM
Friday July 28th, 2023 :: 04:16 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Taylor County in northern West Virginia... East central Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Northern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... Eastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 414 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Lumberport to near Nutter Fort to near Weston, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Clarksburg, Elkins, Buckhannon, Grafton, Philippi, Audra State Park, Bridgeport, Shinnston, Belington, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Anmoore, Enterprise, Junior, Flemington, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Montrose, Knottsville, Meadland, and Tygart Lake State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 113 and 128. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 81 and 82. Route 33 between mile markers 7 and 35.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... TAYLOR, WV ... UPSHUR, WV

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Upshur County DHSEM
181 Pallottine Dr
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-472-4983

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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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