Special Weather Statement in Boone County, West Virginia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
4/29/2026 3:08:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
4/29/2026 3:08:00 PM until 4/29/2026 3:30:00 PM
At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Marmet, or 10 miles south of Charleston, moving east at 45 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, Clay, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Ansted, Belle,
Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt,
Powellton, Glen, Hawks Nest State Park, Coal Fork, Handley, Seth, and
Dawes.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 97.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 71 and 95.




