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Upshur County DHSEM
Wednesday February 28th, 2024 :: 09:00 a.m. EST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30AM

SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Northern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Clay County in north central West Virginia...

* Until 930 AM EST.

* At 859 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gassaway, or near Sutton, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Sutton, Gassaway, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave, Harrison, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Frametown, Strange Creek, Wilsie, Eden, Cleveland, Exchange, Little Birch, Heaters, Walkersville, Hacker Valley, Kanawha Head, Ireland, and Centralia. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 49 and 79. Route 19 between mile markers 64 and 68.

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