Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... West central Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Southern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Clay County in north central West Virginia...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 237 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of Arnoldsburg to 6 miles west of Birch River to 8 miles north of Summersville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Buckhannon, Sutton, Webster Springs, Gassaway, Addison (Webster Springs), Camden-On-gauley, Birch River, Holly River State Park, Big Otter, Camden On Gauley, Rock Cave, Harrison, Cowen, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Eden, Little Birch, Hacker Valley, French Creek, and Erbacon. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 40 and 89. Route 19 between mile markers 51 and 68. Route 33 between mile markers 4 and 16.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... CALHOUN, WV ... CLAY, WV ... GILMER, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... POCAHONTAS, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northern, southeastern, north central and northeastern West Virginia.
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
