Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 3:04PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 12:04pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 304 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Kenna to 9 miles north of
Milton. Movement was east at 25 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...
Nitro, Winfield, Hurricane, Sissonville, Milton, Eleanor, Buffalo,
Clendenin, Poca, Cross Lanes, Culloden, Kenna, Teays Valley, Amma,
Elkview, Bancroft, Procious, Kentuck, Liberty, and Ashton.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 8 and 28, and near mile marker
33.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 108 and 125.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 23 and 47.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Ohio...and central, western, north central and
northwestern West Virginia.
Area Description:
Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Clay
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov