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Upshur County DHSEM
Sunday March 16th, 2025 :: 11:35 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:15PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Southern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Western Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... North central Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... Southwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 1215 PM EDT.

* At 1133 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Harrisville to near Glenville to 7 miles northeast of Big Otter, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Eden, Jane Lew, Glenville, Newberne, Jackson Mill, Hacker Valley, Berea, Tanner, French Creek, Camden, Wilsie, Sand Fork, Gassaway, Lorentz, Sutton, Auburn, Stouts Mills, Leopold, Holly River State Park, and Troy. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 62 and 111. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 7.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... DODDRIDGE, WV ... GILMER, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... RITCHIE, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for northern, north central, northeastern and northwestern West Virginia.

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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