Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 2:47AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 30, 2025 - 11:47pm
Expires:
March 31, 2025 - 12:15am
Description:
At 246 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Arnoldsburg to near Chattaroy. Movement
was southeast at 25 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...
Mount Gay, Charleston, Chapmanville, Van, Pinch, Chauncey, Glasgow,
Ashford, Indore, Mount Gay-Shamrock, Sharples, Racine, Widen, Clay,
Frametown, Verdunville, Pratt, Wilsie, Tariff, and Mallory.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 2, and between mile markers
4 and 61.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 103.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 69 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 6 and 62, and between mile markers 79
and 80.
Route 19 between mile markers 65 and 68.
Instruction:
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 600 AM EDT for
central, southern, southeastern and north central West Virginia.
Area Description:
Lincoln; Kanawha; Roane; Calhoun; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
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