weather - aug 14 2016


Special Statement
Issued: 1:33 PM EDT Aug. 14, 2016 – National Weather Service

... A strong thunderstorm will affect northeastern Guernsey... 
northwestern Belmont and southwestern Harrison counties... 

At 133 PM EDT... a strong thunderstorm was located near Byesville... or
near Cambridge... moving east at 25 mph.

Locations impacted include... 
Barnesville... Cadiz... Byesville... Bethesda... Antrim... Flushing... 
Quaker City... Senecaville... Belmont... Holloway... Lore City... 
New Athens... Morristown... Old Washington... Salesville... Piedmont... 
Fairview... Salt Fork State Park... 
barkcamp State Park and Piedmont Lake.

This includes the following highways... 
  Interstate 70 in Ohio between mile markers 181 and 213.
 
  Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 39 and 43... and between 
  mile markers 49 and 52.
 
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm... and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Lat... Lon 4011 8158 4025 8102 3999 8094 3995 8132
      3995 8138 3994 8139 3993 8153
time... Mot... loc 1733z 257deg 22kt 4004 8147 


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133 PM EDT sun Aug 14 2016

... A strong thunderstorm will affect northeastern Guernsey... 
northwestern Belmont and southwestern Harrison counties... 

At 133 PM EDT... a strong thunderstorm was located near Byesville... or
near Cambridge... moving east at 25 mph.

Locations impacted include... 
Barnesville... Cadiz... Byesville... Bethesda... Antrim... Flushing... 
Quaker City... Senecaville... Belmont... Holloway... Lore City... 
New Athens... Morristown... Old Washington... Salesville... Piedmont... 
Fairview... Salt Fork State Park... 
barkcamp State Park and Piedmont Lake.

This includes the following highways... 
  Interstate 70 in Ohio between mile markers 181 and 213.
 
  Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 39 and 43... and between 
  mile markers 49 and 52.
 
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm... and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Lat... Lon 4011 8158 4025 8102 3999 8094 3995 8132
      3995 8138 3994 8139 3993 8153
time... Mot... loc 1733z 257deg 22kt 4004 8147 


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Tornado Warning
Issued: 2:05 PM EDT Aug. 14, 2016 – National Weather Service

... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 230 PM EDT for
northeastern Belmont... southeastern Jefferson... Ohio and southwestern
Brooke counties... 
    
at 204 PM EDT... a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near St. Clairsville... moving east at 25 mph.

Hazard... tornado. 

Source... radar indicated rotation. 

Impact... flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
         to roofs... windows... and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage
         is likely. 

This dangerous storm will be near...   Wheeling... Martins
Ferry... Warwood and Bethlehem around 220 PM EDT.   Clearview and
Tiltonsville around 225 PM EDT.   West Liberty... Triadelphia and
Valley Grove around 230 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Clinton... Rayland... Mount Pleasant... Yorkville... Dillonvale... Beech
Bottom... Bridgeport... Brookside... Windsor Heights and Brilliant.

This includes the following highways... 
  Interstate 70 in Ohio between mile markers 218 and 225.
 
  Interstate 70 in West Virginia between mile markers 0 and 3... and 
  between mile markers 10 and 12.
 
Please report severe weather by calling 4 1 2... 2 6 2... 1 9 8 8... 
posting to the NWS Pittsburgh facebook Page... or using twitter
@nwspittsburgh.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

Take cover now! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors... in
a Mobile home... or in a vehicle... move to the closest substantial
shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.


Lat... Lon 4016 8090 4016 8088 4017 8088 4028 8058
      4006 8055 4005 8089 4015 8091
time... Mot... loc 1804z 257deg 22kt 4011 8082 

Tornado... radar indicated
hail... <.75in


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---- 2:11 pm j and j assisting D to stand

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