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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
805 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026
 
WVZ015-026-027-517-519-150030-
Clay WV-Boone WV-Kanawha WV-Northwest Nicholas WV-
Northwest Fayette WV-
805 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN NICHOLAS...SOUTHEASTERN
KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN
BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

At 804 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
East Bank, or 15 miles southeast of Charleston, moving southeast at
35 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...
Montgomery, Chesapeake, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow,
Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt, Burnwell, Powellton, Coal Fork,
Handley, Leewood, Dawes, Sharon, Swiss, Eskdale, Bentree, and Pond
Gap.

This includes West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 67 and 88.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3809 8160 3831 8152 3832 8109 3799 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 299DEG 36KT 3819 8144 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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