Special Weather Statement issued October 14 at 6:17PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
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At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Harrisville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Pullman, Auburn, Baldwin, Avon, Grove, Leopold, Troy, Newberne, New Milton, Alum Bridge, Linn, Coxs Mills, and Berea. 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- WV, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Ritchie; Doddridge; Gilmer; Lewis
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-14T18:17:00-04:00
- states
- ["WV"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-14T18:17:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3bf2cc662894edf4dbc88e94ed302a16520dc08e.001.1
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- []
- instruction
- 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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