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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:13 PM May. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN GALLIA... WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN MORGAN...ATHENS...NORTHERN MASON...NORTHWESTERN JACKSON AND WESTERN WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT... At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Chesterhill to 6 miles southwest of Rutland. Movement was east at 30 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... Parkersburg, Athens, Marietta, Belpre, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Glouster, Beverly, Albany, Racine, Coolville, Rutland, Chesterhill, Forked Run State Park, Vienna, Ravenswood, New Haven, Mason, and Washington. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 140 and 152. Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 6 and 17. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 7. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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