Special Weather Statement until 05:30PM 
At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Buckhannon to 10 miles east of Glenville. Movement was south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Rock Cave, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Lorentz, Stouts Mills, Sand Run, Alton, Heaters, Walkersville, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Horner, French Creek, and Falls Mills. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 near mile marker 68, and between mile markers 71 and 101. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 7.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON ... GILMER ... LEWIS ... UPSHUR
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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
