Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
451 WWUS81 KRLX 052058 SPSRLX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 458 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 OHZ083>087-WVZ007-052130- Jackson OH-Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Lawrence OH-Vinton OH-Mason WV- 458 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL MEIGS...GALLIA... EASTERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN VINTON...CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southeast of South Webster, or 9 miles south of Oak Hill, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Jackson, Wellston, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Lake Vesuvius, Gallia, Vernon, Waterloo, Henderson, Vinton, Wilkesville, Cheshire, Adamsville, Mabee, Radcliffe, Lakin, Gallopolis Ferry, and Salem Center. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. && LAT...LON 3868 8276 3868 8270 3875 8270 3875 8266 3885 8265 3886 8276 3887 8276 3924 8241 3878 8188 3859 8259 3857 8275 3859 8276 3860 8274 3865 8277 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 255DEG 28KT 3876 8258 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 11