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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston WV

943 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

 

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Washington OH-Calhoun WV-Jackson WV-Roane WV-Wirt WV-Ritchie WV-

Wood WV-Pleasants WV-Tyler WV-

943 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024



...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...PLEASANTS...

CALHOUN...RITCHIE...WIRT...TYLER...NORTHWESTERN ROANE...NORTHEASTERN

JACKSON AND WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM EDT...



At 942 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line

extending from 9 miles north of Marietta to near Sandyville. 

Movement was east at 35 mph. Showers moving into very dry air was 

causing brief, strong wind gusts.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.



SOURCE...Surface observations indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Parkersburg, Marietta, Ripley, Spencer, Harrisville, St. Marys,

Elizabeth, Middlebourne, Grantsville, Vienna, Williamstown, Paden

City, Sistersville, Pennsboro, Belmont, Sandyville, Mineralwells,

Arnoldsburg, North Bend State Park, and Boaz.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 153 and 186.

 Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 12.

 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 7 and 45.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3959 8135 3959 8128 3961 8127 3958 8125

      3957 8104 3954 8104 3961 8095 3958 8089

      3960 8085 3956 8082 3955 8078 3930 8088

      3927 8091 3925 8090 3902 8099 3901 8104

      3897 8101 3878 8108 3880 8172 3963 8144

TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 269DEG 32KT 3957 8143 3894 8163 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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