{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ba497811c4b36d5e9a14092f72c72d2416872850.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued June 8 at 6:38PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-08","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ba497811c4b36d5e9a14092f72c72d2416872850.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Charleston WV"},"word_count":190,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued June 8 at 6:38PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis\n**Issued by:** NWS Charleston WV\n**Sent:** 2026-06-08T18:38:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-08T18:38:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-08T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 637 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms 9 miles west of Rock Cave, or 13 miles south of Weston,\nmoving north at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nWeston, Stonewall Jackson, Burnsville, Walkersville, Alum Bridge,\nIreland, Linn, Sand Run, and Falls Mills.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nInterstate 79 between mile markers 80 and 103.\nRoute 33 between mile markers 1 and 2.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}