“Special Weather Statement until 03:15PM” from Braxton County OES/E911 : Nixle

Tuesday June 9th, 2026 :: 02:30 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Special Weather Statement until 03:15PM

At 228 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Clendenin to 7 miles north of Ansted to near Dry Creek to near Northfork. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Beckley, Summersville, Fayetteville, Clay, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Mullens, Mount Hope, Ansted, Arnoldsburg, Crab Orchard, and Macarthur. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 20 and 55. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 33 and 47. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 135. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 61.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KANAWHA ... ROANE ... CALHOUN ... CLAY ... BRAXTON ... GILMER ... WYOMING ... NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... SOUTHEAST RALEIGH ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... SOUTHEAST FAYETTE ... NORTHWEST NICHOLAS ... SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS

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

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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

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