Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 2:31PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 11:31am
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Anmoore to 6 miles north of Gassaway. Movement
was northeast at 35 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, Philippi, Sutton, Gassaway, Jackson Mill,
Stonewall Jackson, Rock Cave, Burnsville, Lost Creek, Jane Lew,
Flatwoods, Eden, Cleveland, Little Birch, Kanawha Head, Ireland,
Overhill, French Creek, and Diana.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 45 and 111.
Route 19 between mile markers 64 and 68.
Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 17.
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.
Area Description:
Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Webster
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: