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Pocahontas County Emergency Management
Sunday April 14th, 2019 :: 10:18 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45PM

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 1012 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Elkins to 6 miles east of Beartown State Park, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Elkins, Marlinton, Cass Scenic Railroad, Greenbank, Mill Creek, Snowshoe, Dailey, Mingo, Beverly, Durbin, Hillsboro, Huttonsville, Harman, Arbovale, Cheat Bridge, Dryfork, Glady, Minnehaha Springs, Boyer and Bowden. This includes Route 33 between mile markers 33 and 35.

* AFFECTED AREAS: POCAHONTAS, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.

Address/Location
Pocahontas County Emergency Management
1008 Jury St
Marlinton, WV 24954

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-799-4567

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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