Special Weather Statement until 08:45PM 
At 739 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Spencer to near Winfield. Movement was east at 55 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... Spencer, Winfield, Sutton, Grantsville, Sissonville, Eleanor, Gassaway, Arnoldsburg, Kenna, Cedar Creek State Park, Big Otter, Wallback, Amma, Harrison, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Sand Fork, Stumptown, French Creek, and Frametown. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 18 and 58, and between mile markers 60 and 84. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 114 and 128.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON ... PUTNAM ... KANAWHA ... ROANE ... WIRT ... CALHOUN ... CLAY ... BRAXTON ... GILMER ... LEWIS ... UPSHUR
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northern, central, north central, northeastern and northwestern 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
