Special Weather Statement until 11:45PM 
At 1116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southwest of Mill Creek, or 20 miles northeast of Webster Springs, moving east at 25 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... Elkins, Buckhannon, Marlinton, Webster Springs, Cass Scenic Railroad, Green Bank, Addison (Webster Springs), Mill Creek, Snowshoe, Dailey, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave, Mingo, Beverly, Durbin, Flatwoods, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Huttonsville, Cheat Bridge, and Arbovale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 65 and 73. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 16.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON ... LEWIS ... UPSHUR ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER ... SOUTHEAST WEBSTER ... NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS ... SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS ... NORTHWEST RANDOLPH ... SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm 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
