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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
530 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

OHZ075-085>087-WVZ007>009-052200-
Athens OH-Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Lawrence OH-Jackson WV-Mason WV-Wood WV-
530 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MEIGS...GALLIA...SOUTHERN
ATHENS...NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHERN MASON...NORTHWESTERN
JACKSON AND WEST CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 9 miles southwest of Rio Grande, moving east 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...
Athens, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Albany,
Racine, Coolville, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Ravenswood, New
Haven, Mason, Tuppers Plains, Waterloo, Middleport, Chester,
Syracuse, Hartford City, and Henderson.

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 145
and 146.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across
flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of
swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 8173 3891 8171 3854 8246 3868 8251
      3882 8251 3885 8249 3885 8245 3890 8245
      3903 8235 3903 8232 3907 8232 3932 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 255DEG 26KT 3878 8248

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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