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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
245 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
WVZ013-025-026-221915-
Boone WV-Lincoln WV-Logan WV-
245 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN...NORTHERN
LOGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chapmanville, or 8 miles northwest of Logan, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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...
Madison, Logan, Chapmanville, Chief Logan State Park, Harts, Mount
Gay-Shamrock, Danville, West Logan, Mitchell Heights, Turtle Creek,
Blair, Sharples, and Jeffrey.

This includes Route 119 between mile markers 28 and 51.
 
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.

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LAT...LON 3787 8212 3788 8213 3788 8212 3790 8212
      3790 8214 3791 8216 3804 8214 3809 8174
      3782 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 266DEG 21KT 3794 8208 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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