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At 705 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Boaz to Elizabeth to 8 miles northeast of Sandyville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, St. Marys, Elizabeth, Vienna, Williamstown, Belmont, Mineralwells, Boaz, Newport, North Hills, Peewee, Willow Island, Walker, Nutter Farm, Petroleum, Palestine, Schultz, Waverly, and Freeport. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Where it happened
Athens, OH; Meigs, OH; Washington, OH; Jackson, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV · 39.213°, -81.536°
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- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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- Washington, OH; Jackson, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV
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At 705 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Boaz to Elizabeth to 8 miles northeast of Sandyville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, St. Marys, Elizabeth, Vienna, Williamstown, Belmont, Mineralwells, Boaz, Newport, North Hills, Peewee, Willow Island, Walker, Nutter Farm, Petroleum, Palestine, Schultz, Waverly, and Freeport. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
At 657 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Vienna to near Elizabeth to 8 miles north of Sandyville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, St. Marys, Elizabeth, Vienna, Williamstown, Belmont, Mineralwells, Lubeck, Boaz, Washington, Newport, North Hills, Portland, Schultz, Davisville, Peewee, Willow Island, and Walker. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Washington County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia... Northwestern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Central Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Northeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Wood County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 627 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Belpre to near Coolville to 6 miles northeast of Pomeroy, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, St. Marys, Elizabeth, Coolville, Forked Run State Park, Vienna, Williamstown, Belmont, Washington, Mineralwells, Tuppers Plains, Lubeck, Boaz, Newport, Chester, North Hills, Portland, and Reedsville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 149 and 186. Interstate 77 in Ohio near mile marker 1. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 27. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.