- Sunday May 26th, 2024 :: 04:37 p.m. EDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Eastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southeastern Roane County in central West Virginia... Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Wyoming County in southern West Virginia... Clay County in north central West Virginia... Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 436 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hanover, or 10 miles west of Pineville, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Beckley, Summersville, Fayetteville, Clay, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Mullens, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Sophia, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt, and Pinch. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 10 and 21, near mile marker 23, and between mile markers 31 and 42. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 81. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 137. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 44.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... KANAWHA, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... RALEIGH, WV ... ROANE, 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NICHOLAS 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