Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 2:45pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles east of Jackson Mill to 6 miles west of
Glenville. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Jackson Mill, Lost Creek, Jane Lew,
Camden, Baldwin, Sand Run, Troy, Newberne, Alum Bridge, Linn, and
Coxs Mills.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 83 and 85, and between mile
markers 88 and 108.
Route 33 near mile marker 1.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: