Special Weather Statement until 09:30PM 
At 844 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of West Union to near Gassaway. Movement was east at 40 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... Buckhannon, Weston, Glenville, Sutton, Gassaway, Jackson Mill, Holly River State Park, Cedar Creek State Park, Stonewall Jackson, Rock Cave, West Milford, Burnsville, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Flatwoods, Sand Fork, Pullman, Auburn, Eden, and Newberne. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 61 and 115. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 16.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN ... RITCHIE ... DODDRIDGE ... BRAXTON ... GILMER ... LEWIS ... HARRISON ... UPSHUR ... BARBOUR ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER
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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for north central 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
