Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 1:01PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
At 101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Teays Valley, or near Winfield, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Charleston, Nitro, Winfield, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Sissonville, Poca, Cross Lanes, Institute, Tornado, Elkview, Teays Valley, Alum Creek, Pinch, Bancroft, and Liberty.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 13.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 122.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 38 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike near mile marker 94.
Route 119 between mile markers 70 and 80.

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