Special Weather Statement
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
Details
A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact North Central McDowell And Western Wyoming Counties Through 430 PM EDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Hanover, or 8 miles northwest of Welch, moving northeast at 15 mph.
Hazard
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Welch, Pineville, Oceana, Hanover, Davy, Clear Fork, Wolf Pen, and Baileysville.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- McDowell County, WV
- Wyoming County, WV
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~32s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32S3X5SDDEKMMVTYGW07NV6
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.73b8095cf9a2ee53d320f51bfcd5253b731c0981.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Charleston WV
- AWIPS ID
- CAPRLX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3541
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SPS |
| NationalWeatherService | SPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SPSRLX |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS81 KRLX 212004 |
| NWSheadline | A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MCDOWELL AND WESTERN WYOMING COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-21T20:04:00-00:00...storm...237DEG...15KT...37.53,-81.67 |
| maxWindGust | 40 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.50 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- McDowell County, WV
- Wyoming County, WV
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054047 |
| SAME | 054109 |
| UGC | WVZ033 |
| UGC | WVZ034 |
- Polygons
- 37.4,-81.66 37.53,-81.85 37.72,-81.67 37.52,-81.37 37.4,-81.66