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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
457 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
WVZ010-011-019-020-031-222130-
Doddridge WV-Harrison WV-Ritchie WV-Pleasants WV-Tyler WV-
457 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PLEASANTS...
NORTHEASTERN RITCHIE...DODDRIDGE...TYLER AND WESTERN HARRISON
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles southeast of Middlebourne, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Middlebourne, Shinnston, Salem, Pennsboro, Lumberport, West Union,
Enterprise, Ellenboro, Grangeville, Alma, Wolf Summit, Mountain,
Lima, Hebron, Pike, Center Point, Sedalia, Highland, Greenwood, and
Blandville.

This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 37 and
77.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern and northwestern West Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3956 8082 3955 8079 3951 8074 3947 8071
      3947 8064 3944 8060 3945 8058 3943 8058
      3943 8052 3946 8051 3947 8048 3943 8028
      3941 8024 3915 8052 3929 8119 3958 8084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 280DEG 27KT 3944 8078 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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