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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Charleston WV

708 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026

 

WVZ015-026-517-102345-

Boone WV-Kanawha WV-Northwest Fayette WV-

708 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KANAWHA...

NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM

EDT...



At 708 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Chesapeake, or 9 miles southeast of Charleston, moving southeast at

35 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...

Charleston, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Cedar Grove, East

Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt, Burnwell, Powellton,

Handley, Leewood, Dawes, Sharon, and Eskdale.



This includes West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 66 and 94.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3820 8172 3831 8157 3820 8118 3797 8141

      3797 8142

TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 298DEG 32KT 3822 8156 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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