Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:15AM Saturday 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... North central Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... East central Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Southern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 1215 AM EDT.
* At 1130 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Gassaway to near Sutton to 10 miles northeast of Birch River to near Camden On Gauley, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Sutton, Webster Springs, Gassaway, Addison (Webster Springs), Birch River, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Alexander, Eden, Helvetia, Pickens, Cleveland, Waneta, Little Birch, Boggs, Hacker Valley, Kanawha Head, and Ireland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 54 and 89. Route 19 between mile markers 59 and 68.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... GILMER, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... NICHOLAS, 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.
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:
- 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