[W8MWA] Alert: Special Weather Statement

[Jeffrey Fritz]

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA

WVZ012-021-509-510-311845-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston WV-Marion
WV-Monongalia WV-Wetzel WV-


121 PM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MONONGALIA...EASTERN WETZEL...
WEST CENTRAL PRESTON AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EST...

At 121 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Lumberport, or 9 miles southwest of
Mannington,moving northeast at 50 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...
Morgantown, Fairmont, Westover, Mannington, Pleasant Valley,
Winfield, Barrackville, Monongah, Granville, Fairview, Hundred,
Brookhaven, Cassville, Rivesville, Grant Town, Farmington,
Worthington, Smithfield, Booth, and Everettville.

This includes the following highways...
  Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 4.
  Interstate 79 in West Virginia between mile markers 130 and 153.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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