iNWS Alert

OHZ085-086-WVZ007>009-017-182030-
Meigs OH-Gallia OH-Jackson WV-Wirt WV-Mason WV-Wood WV-
403 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS...CENTRAL
GALLIA...NORTHWESTERN MASON...WEST CENTRAL WIRT...NORTHERN JACKSON
AND SOUTHWESTERN WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tuppers Plains to 6 miles west of Oak
Hill. Movement was southwest 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...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Pomeroy, Rio Grande, Racine, Forked Run
State Park, Ravenswood, New Haven, Mason, Gallia, Middleport,
Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Henderson, Cheshire, Adamsville,
Portland, Lakin, and Reedsville.

This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 145
and 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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LAT...LON 3885 8252 3885 8246 3888 8245 3915 8176
3900 8148 3879 8204 3870 8240 3884 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 026DEG 29KT 3914 8190 3892 8268

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH