Special Weather Statement in Jackson County, West Virginia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/11/2026 11:09:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
8/11/2026 11:09:00 AM until 8/11/2026 11:45:00 AM
At 1108 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ripley, moving southeast at 45 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, Ripley, Spencer, Sissonville, Clendenin, Pinch, Coal
Fork, Elkview, Big Otter, Kenna, Wallback, Amma, Glen, Nebo, Statts
Mills, Given, Procious, Kentuck, Liberty, and Left Hand.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 44.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 108 and 140.
