


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
350 WWUS81 KRLX 250306 SPSRLX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 1106 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 WVZ026-034-515-516-250345- Wyoming WV-Northwest Raleigh WV-Southeast Raleigh WV-Boone WV- 1106 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN RALEIGH...NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT... At 1105 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oceana, or 8 miles north of Pineville, moving east at 30 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... Beckley, Pineville, Mullens, Mabscott, Oceana, Sophia, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Coal City, Bradley, Prosperity, Twin Falls State Park, Piney View, Lester, Rhodell, Bolt, Arnett, Kopperston, and Glen Daniel. This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 39 and 52. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 121. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 4. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3763 8167 3778 8161 3780 8161 3785 8159 3789 8130 3788 8116 3758 8120 3756 8120 3753 8121 TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 272DEG 29KT 3771 8154 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 04