Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 4 at 7:54PM EDT until May 4 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 4, 2025 - 4:54pm
Expires:
May 4, 2025 - 5:30pm
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Taylor County in northern West Virginia...
Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 753 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Audra State
Park, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Philippi, Audra State Park, Belington, Moatsville, Volga, and
Nestorville.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
This storm is producing large hail up to golf ball size and covering
thr ground. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away
from windows!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Barbour, WV; Taylor, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV