Special Weather Statement until 04:30PM 
At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Gassaway, or near Sutton, moving 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... Sutton, Gassaway, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave, Flatwoods, Diana, Frametown, Wilsie, Eden, Cleveland, Little Birch, Exchange, Heaters, Walkersville, Hacker Valley, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Centralia, and Falls Mills. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 50 and 77. Route 19 between mile markers 64 and 68.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON ... LEWIS ... UPSHUR ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Charleston West Virginia.
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
