At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Woodsfield to 7 miles east of Mineralwells. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Harrisville, St. Marys, Elizabeth, Middlebourne, Vienna, Williamstown, Paden City, Sistersville, Pennsboro, Belmont, Mineralwells, North Bend State Park, Boaz, Newport, Matamoras, North Hills, and Ellenboro.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 163 and 186. Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 6. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 6 and 45.