Special Weather Statement until 10:15PM 
At 950 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Glenville to 7 miles east of Sutton. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Weston, Glenville, Sutton, Gassaway, Jackson Mill, Stonewall Jackson, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave, Cedar Creek State Park, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Sand Fork, Auburn, Eden, Pickens, Cleveland, Little Birch, Newberne, Alum Bridge, and Hacker Valley. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 52 and 102. Route 19 between mile markers 66 and 68. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 4.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN ... RITCHIE ... DODDRIDGE ... BRAXTON ... GILMER ... LEWIS ... HARRISON ... UPSHUR ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER ... NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized 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:
- 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
