Special Weather Statement issued April 1 at 4:17PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Burnwell to 9 miles northeast of Oceana. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Sophia, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Bradley, Prosperity, Piney View, Stanaford, Coal City, Lester, Rhodell, Pax, Bolt, Arnett, Glen Daniel, and Artie.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 40 and 57.
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 9.

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