Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
At 914 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Mount Hope to Phyllis. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Welch, Grundy, Pineville, Haysi, John Flannagan Lake, Breaks Interstate, Mullens, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Oceana, Sophia, Gary, War, Man, Northfork, Gilbert Creek, Piney View, Coal City, and Prosperity.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 63.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 133.
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 6.

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