...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:15 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...EASTERN MEIGS AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND WESTERN RITCHIE...WOOD... WIRT...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...NORTHERN JACKSON AND PLEASANTS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 6:53 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MINERALWELLS...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF PARKERSBURG...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ELIZABETH...WAVERLY...WALKER...GREENCASTLE... LUCILLE...FREEPORT... CHERRY...WILLOW ISLAND...BELMONT... PETROLEUM...CRESTON...SCHULTZ... NEWPORT...NUTTER FARM...ST. MARYS...MUNDAY...ANNAMORIAH... MACFARLAN... BROHARD... PIKE...MAXWELL...NORTH BEND STATE PARK AND
CAIRO.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 NEAR MILE MARKER 1 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 150 AND 186 IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Updated 7:12 p.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. MARYS...
WESTERN RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELIZABETH...
WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PARKERSBURG...
SOUTHEASTERN ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOLVILLE...
EASTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORKED RUN STATE PARK...
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELPRE...
* UNTIL 7:15 PM EDT
* AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF COOLVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUPPERS PLAINS...WASHINGTON... LUBECK... VIENNA... MINERALWELLS...BOAZ...WILLIAMSTOWN...NORTH BEND STATE PARK AND BELMONT.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 NEAR MILE MARKER 1IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 150 AND 186 IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 75 MPH WERE REPORTED IN ATHENS OHIO WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
Update 6:45 p.m.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN MASON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF POMEROY...
WESTERN WOOD COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PARKERSBURG...
ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NELSONVILLE...COOLVILLE...ATHENS...
ALBANY...
NORTHERN GALLIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIO GRANDE...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...JACKSON...
MEIGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...RACINE...FORKED RUN STATE
PARK...
SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
VINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MCARTHUR...LAKE HOPE STATE PARK...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...BELPRE...
* UNTIL 7:00 PM EDT
* AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF NELSONVILLE TO OAK HILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MASON...TUPPERS PLAINS...NEW HAVEN...WILLIAMSTOWN...WASHINGTON...VIENNA...LUBECK AND BOAZ.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5 IN OHIO...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 178 AND 186 IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
Update 6:34 p.m.
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A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO WOOD, WASHINGTON, ATHENS, MEIGS, JACKSON AND MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL AT LEAST 7 P.M. THIS EVENING.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER FROM STRONG STORMS IN THE VALLEY. THESE STORMS COULD CONTAIN HAIL, STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, DOWNPOURS, AND FLASH FLOODING.
update 6:25 p.m.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ATHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NELSONVILLE...GLOUSTER...
MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...CHESTERHILL...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...SHAWNEE...PERRY STATE
FOREST...NEW LEXINGTON...
NORTHEASTERN VINTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BEVERLY...
* UNTIL 5:45 PM EDT
* AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET TO 46 MILES WEST OF NELSONVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11
MILES NORTHEAST OF PICKERINGTON TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHILLICOTHE...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THORNVILLE...GLENFORD...JUNCTION CITY...CROOKSVILLE...NEWSTRAITSVILLE...HEMLOCK...RENDVILLE...CORNING...EAGLEPORT...BUCHTEL...BURR OAK STATE PARK...TRIMBLE...JACKSONVILLE...THEPLAINS...MALTA...CHAUNCEY...BRISTOL...STROUD RUN STATE PARK... AMESVILLE... STOCKPORT.. .HACKNEY AND BARTLETT..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
Update 4:50 p.m.
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A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF OHIO AND THE WTAP VIEWING AREA UNTIL 10PM.
LINES OF HEAVY SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP INTO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS THE SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST AND SINK LOWER INTO THE VALLEY TODAY.
THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL, GUSTY STRONG WINDS, HEAVY DOWNPOUR, FREQUENTLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
STAY ALERT TO SEVERE WEATHER AND IF IT APPROACHES, BE PREPARED TO MOVE INSIDE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
update 7/26/12 4:15 p.m.
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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE LOWER 100S DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY.
* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND
SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.
