Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Southeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Southeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Taylor County in northern West Virginia... Northern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Northwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Northern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... Harrison County in northern West Virginia...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 744 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pleasant Valley to near Grantsville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Clarksburg, Buckhannon, Grafton, Weston, Philippi, Glenville, Grantsville, Bridgeport, Shinnston, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Salem, Lumberport, Anmoore, Jackson Mill, Stonewall Jackson, Enterprise, West Milford, Lost Creek, and Jane Lew. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 85 and 128. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 66 and 82. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 7.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR, WV ... CALHOUN, WV ... DODDRIDGE, WV ... GILMER, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... RITCHIE, WV ... TAYLOR, WV ... UPSHUR, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Upshur County DHSEM
181 Pallottine Dr
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-472-4983
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP UPSHURWV followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
