Special Weather Statement for Greenup; Carter; Boyd +8 more
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What is happening
At 716 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Proctorville to near Webbville. Movement was east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
At 716 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Proctorville to near Webbville. Movement was east at 60 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... Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Grayson, Coal Grove, Wayne, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Beech Fork State Park, Cannonsburg, Lake Vesuvius, Barboursville, Kenova, Milton, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Buffalo, Coalton, Denton, and Burnaugh. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 165 and 191. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 28.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 7:17PM 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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