Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... North central Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia... East central Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Eastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Northern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... Southern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 910 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Glenville to near Birch River, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Elkins, Buckhannon, Weston, Sutton, Audra State Park, Belington, Mill Creek, Stonewall Jackson, Dailey, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave, Beverly, Junior, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Huttonsville, Montrose, Alexander, and Cheat Bridge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 64 and 103. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 35.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR, WV ... BRAXTON, WV ... GILMER, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... POCAHONTAS, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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
