Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Dunbar, WV ∙ Forks of Coal, WV ∙ Alum Creek, WV ∙ Alum Creek, WV ∙ South Charleston, WV ∙ Tornado, WV

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 313 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Eastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 313 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Alum Creek, or 7 miles south of Nitro, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Charleston, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Alum Creek, and Tornado. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 51 and 57. Route 119 between mile markers 66 and 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3826 8187 3837 8184 3839 8163 3822 8166 3822 8169 3823 8170 3822 8172 3821 8173 TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 275DEG 12KT 3831 8183 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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