Canadian Wildfire Smoke causing Reduced Visibility throughout Central WV
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Charleston WV
547 PM EDT Wed Jun 28 2023
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central West
Virginia including Calhoun and Gilmer
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Widespread smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected into tonight,
likely causing reductions in visibility and air quality. Please
contact and monitor the latest air quality alerts and information
from your local Department of Environmental Protection.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms on Friday. The
main threat is damaging wind and hail. Additionally, localized water
issues are possible Friday through the weekend given repetitive
rounds of rain over the same locations.
Hot and humid conditions may yield heat indices as high as 100
on Saturday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other
methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.
A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Calhoun, southwestern Ritchie, eastern Wirt and northwestern Roane counties through 10:14 a.m. EST. At 9:44 a.m. EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spencer, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD… Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE… Radar indicated. IMPACT… Gusty Read More…
According to the National Weather Service it looks like Santa’s sleigh could be landing in snow in the southern portion of Calhoun but the Northern areas of the County are not expected to receive accumulation. The good news is the mud will likely be frozen from the colder than normal temperatures.
The multi-day rains continue to cause tree falls across the county. It seems everyday this week the scanner was alerting fire departments of downed trees and the WV Department of Highways spent a portion of their day cutting the debris from roadways. According to web research on the issue, the wet ground leaves trees with Read More…
