Weather Alert
Kanawha County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 4/16/24 2:34 PM
End: 4/16/24 3:00 PM
Dur: 00:26
Canceled 4/16/24 3:00 PM

Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 2:34PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
At 234 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alum Creek, or 11 miles north of Madison, moving northeast at 20 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...
Charleston, Jefferson, South Charleston, Dunbar, Marmet, Belle, Alum Creek, Coal Fork, Sod, and Ashford.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 near mile marker 1.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 106.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 52 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 89 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 60 and 80.



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