Special Weather Statement issued October 14 at 8:33PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
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At 833 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ansted, or 13 miles north of Fayetteville, moving east at 45 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... Summersville, Fayetteville, Richwood, Rainelle, Babcock State Park, Ansted, Gauley Bridge, Hawks Nest State Park, Canvas, Swiss, Nettie, Kesslers Cross Lanes, Drennan, and Mount Nebo. This includes Route 19 between mile markers 15 and 43. 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
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- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- WV, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-14T20:33:00-04:00
- states
- ["WV"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-14T20:33:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.136e774c70deac380607fb752612c643872a095d.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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