Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
526 WWUS81 KRLX 041815 SPSRLX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 215 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 OHZ085-086-WVZ007-008-041845- Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Jackson WV-Mason WV- 215 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS... NORTHEASTERN GALLIA...NORTHERN MASON AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT... At 214 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Point Pleasant, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Ripley, Racine, Ravenswood, New Haven, Sandyville, Middleport, Syracuse, Hartford City, Henderson, Cheshire, Portland, Mount Alto, Lakin, Cottageville, Evans, and Letart. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 137 and 152. 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. && LAT...LON 3906 8167 3881 8161 3878 8220 3896 8224 3907 8168 TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 260DEG 35KT 3888 8213 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ KREDENSOR