Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Saturday
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Northeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Northwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Southwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 816 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jackson Mill, or 7 miles northwest of Weston, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Buckhannon, Weston, Jackson Mill, Stonewall Jackson, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Lorentz, Hodgesville, and Horner. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 96 and 109. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 15.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DODDRIDGE, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... UPSHUR, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Address/Location
Upshur County DHSEM
181 Pallottine Dr
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-472-4983
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP UPSHURWV followed by your message, to 888777
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