iNWS Alert

OHZ086-087-WVZ005>007-020100-
Gallia OH-Lawrence OH-Mason WV-Wayne WV-Cabell WV-
827 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GALLIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN MASON...CABELL AND NORTH CENTRAL
WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

At 826 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Proctorville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Huntington, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Barboursville, Milton, Ona,
Culloden, Crown City, Athalia, Lavalette, Scottown, Ashton, Pea
Ridge, and Green Bottom.

This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 8
and 31.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3861 8246 3872 8209 3841 8205 3838 8205
3838 8207 3837 8210 3835 8211 3834 8213
3835 8213 3834 8215 3831 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 255DEG 29KT 3841 8238

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH