Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 14 at 6:37PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 14, 2026 - 3:37pm
Expires:
June 14, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 636 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles east of Athens to near Oak Hill.
Movement was east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Parkersburg, Belpre, Point Pleasant, Harrisville, Pomeroy, Oak Hill,
Rio Grande, Elizabeth, Racine, Coolville, Rutland, Forked Run State
Park, Vienna, Ravenswood, New Haven, Pennsboro, Mason, Sandyville,
Mineralwells, and Washington.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 142 and 181.
Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 43.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and western, central and northwestern West
Virginia.
Area Description:
Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Wirt; Ritchie
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: