Weather Alert
Kanawha County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 8/17/25 2:09 PM
End: 8/17/25 2:45 PM
Dur: 00:36
Canceled 8/17/25 2:45 PM

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 2:09PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
At 208 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Belle, or 8 miles southeast of Charleston, moving southeast at 15 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...
Charleston, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Pratt, Coal Fork, Powellton, Handley, Leewood, Dawes, Sharon, Eskdale, and Pond Gap.
This includes West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 72 and 95.



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