Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 23 at 1:44AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 22, 2026 - 10:44pm
Expires:
March 22, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description:
At 144 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Ripley to near Hamlin. Movement was east at 60
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...
Charleston, Nitro, Ripley, Winfield, Hamlin, Jefferson, South
Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Sissonville, Milton,
Chesapeake, Eleanor, Marmet, Belle, Buffalo, Clendenin, Cedar Grove,
and Poca.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 42.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 143.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 28 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 80 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 53 and 80.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Calhoun; Boone; Clay
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: