Special Weather Statement for Kanawha; Boone; Northwest Raleigh +1 more
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Boone, Kanawha, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Raleigh
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 840 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Madison, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 840 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Madison, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Madison, Burnwell, Powellton, Whitesville, Sylvester, Seth, Leewood, Naoma, Prenter, Ashford, Eskdale, Dorothy, Foster, Stickney, Artie, and Racine. This includes West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 60 and 69.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 8:40AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Official revision
Source and limitations
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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected