Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
481 WUUS51 KRLX 052202 SVRRLX WVC035-039-053-079-052245- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0148.240705T2202Z-240705T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 602 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Mason County in western West Virginia... Northern Putnam County in western West Virginia... North central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Buffalo, or 12 miles southeast of Point Pleasant, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ripley, Buffalo, Kenna, Leon, Statts Mills, Given, Southside, Kentuck, Liberty, Grimms Landing, Evans, Fairplain, and Gay. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 118 and 139. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3860 8210 3879 8208 3887 8156 3855 8154 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 260DEG 29KT 3872 8198 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 11