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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Barbour, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Randolph, WV +1 more

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What is happening

At 951 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Belington to near Snowshoe, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Elkins, Audra State Park, Belington, Mill Creek,...

What the bulletin says to do

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Bulletin details

At 951 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Belington to near Snowshoe, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Elkins, Audra State Park, Belington, Mill Creek, Dailey, Beverly, Junior, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Huttonsville, Montrose, Monterville, Cheat Bridge, Kerens, Ellamore, and Valley Head.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 9:51PM EDT until August 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 9:35PM EDT until August 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 9:10PM EDT until August 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Charleston WV. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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