Special Weather Statement
NWS Charleston WV ยท US
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A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact Central Pocahontas County Through 700 PM EDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 631 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Snowshoe, or near Cass Scenic Railroad, moving east at 20 mph.
Hazard
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Cass Scenic Railroad, Green Bank, Snowshoe, Mingo, Dunmore, Arbovale, and Boyer.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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
- Northwest Pocahontas
- Southeast Pocahontas
- Southeast Randolph
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston WV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~18s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M331JFA9SWYVNHGH2RTG5FA7
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e27eedc31946acbbd8fa61045866c5ea1d0be5b.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.8033
- 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 212232 |
| NWSheadline | A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL POCAHONTAS COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM EDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-21T22:31:00-00:00...storm...282DEG...18KT...38.44,-80.02 |
| maxWindGust | 40 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.25 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Northwest Pocahontas
- Southeast Pocahontas
- Southeast Randolph
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 054075 |
| SAME | 054083 |
| UGC | WVZ523 |
| UGC | WVZ524 |
| UGC | WVZ526 |
- Polygons
- 38.29,-79.81 38.4,-80.08 38.52,-80.05 38.51,-79.76 38.29,-79.81