Special Weather Statement until 09:15PM 
At 841 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pine Grove to Big Otter. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clarksburg, Weston, Glenville, Sutton, Grantsville, Shinnston, Nutter Fort, Salem, Pennsboro, Gassaway, Lumberport, West Union, Jackson Mill, Arnoldsburg, Cedar Creek State Park, Stonewall Jackson, Big Otter, Enterprise, Wallback, and Amma. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 24 and 109. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 41 and 80. Route 19 between mile markers 66 and 68. Route 33 near mile marker 1.
* AFFECTED AREAS: TYLER ... ROANE ... CALHOUN ... RITCHIE ... DODDRIDGE ... CLAY ... BRAXTON ... GILMER ... LEWIS ... HARRISON
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Address/Location
Braxton County OES/E911
687 Days Dr
Sutton, WV 26601
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-765-3320
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BRAXTON followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement
