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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.

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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

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