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Kanawha County lifts Solenis shelter-in-place in West Virginia

Kanawha County said in a Severe IPAWS Local Area Emergency at 2:56 p.m. EDT Wednesday that the shelter-in-place for the Solenis area of West Virginia had been lifted.

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Kanawha County issued an IPAWS Local Area Emergency for an area labeled 20261028 - Solenis in West Virginia at 2:12 p.m. EDT Wednesday1.

The first notice was rated Severe, Expected and Observed1. It was set to expire at 6:12 p.m. EDT Wednesday1.

The county told people to shelter in place and monitor news, radio, and social media for updates1. The alert did not describe what prompted the order1.

Kanawha County sent a second Severe IPAWS Local Area Emergency for the same Solenis area at 2:53 p.m. EDT Wednesday. That notice was also rated Expected and Observed and was listed to expire at 3:53 p.m. EDT.

The follow-on message again told people to shelter in place and monitor news, radio, and social media. It likewise did not state a cause.

At 2:56 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Kanawha County issued another Severe IPAWS Local Area Emergency for the same Solenis area stating that the shelter in place had been lifted. That notice was rated Expected and Observed and was listed to expire at 3:56 p.m. EDT.

Sources

  1. KanawhaCountyLocal Area Emergency

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