Special Weather Statement for Jackson, OH Other affected areas: … Athens, OH; Washington, OH; Jackson, OH; Vinton, OH; Meigs, OH; Gallia, OH; Lawrence, OH; Mason, WV; Jackson, WV; Wood, WV; Pleasants, WV; Roane, WV; Wirt, WV; Calhoun, WV; Ritchie, WV Issued by The National Weather Service Charleston, WV Sat, Jul 20, 2013, 2:47 PM EDT ... THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT JACKSON... MEIGS... NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE... NORTHERN GALLIA... NORTHERN JACKSON... NORTHERN MASON... NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN... NORTHWESTERN ROANE... PLEASANTS... RITCHIE... SOUTHERN ATHENS... SOUTHERN VINTON... SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... WIRT AND WOOD COUNTIES... AT 242 PM EDT... THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST. MARYS TO 5 MILES WEST OF COOLVILLE TO WAVERLY... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS... AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS... MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR RADCLIFFE... DARWIN... WELLSTON... AND COALTON AROUND 255 PM... SCHULTZ... TUPPERS PLAINS... HARRISONVILLE... AND DYESVILLE AROUND 300 PM... MAXWELL AND WILKESVILLE AROUND 305 PM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4 IN OHIO... AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 139 AND 186 IN WEST VIRGINIA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG... NWSRLX.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 18:56:57 +0000
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