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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
149 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

WVZ015-041815-
Kanawha WV-
149 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTY THROUGH
215 PM EDT...

At 149 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Charleston, moving northeast at 30 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...
Charleston, Jefferson, South Charleston, Dunbar, Marmet, Clendenin,
Pinch, Coal Fork, and Elkview.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 20.
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 109.
 Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 51 and 57.
 West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 91 and 95.
 Route 119 between mile markers 73 and 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3856 8148 3855 8147 3855 8145 3854 8136
      3844 8127 3837 8125 3822 8165 3822 8168
      3836 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 237DEG 26KT 3833 8166

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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