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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
249 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
WVZ007-008-014-015-221915-
Jackson WV-Mason WV-Kanawha WV-Putnam WV-
249 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MASON...
NORTHWESTERN KANAWHA...NORTHERN PUTNAM AND SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Buffalo, or 9 miles northwest of Winfield, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Winfield, Sissonville, Buffalo, Kenna, Grimms Landing, Given,
Southside, Fraziers Bottom, Liberty, and Fairplain.

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 123
and 125, and between mile markers 129 and 132.
 
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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western and northwestern West Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3859 8212 3871 8207 3877 8164 3848 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 266DEG 21KT 3864 8200 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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