Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/21/2026 15:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 6:18PM EDT until July 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 3:18pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 506 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD CARTER GREENUP LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN PERRY VINTON WASHINGTON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE TAYLOR WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BARBOUR DODDRIDGE HARRISON LEWIS PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH RITCHIE TYLER UPSHUR WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN PUTNAM IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, ATHENS, BELINGTON, BELMONT, BELPRE, BRIDGEPORT, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, CEREDO, CHARLESTON, CLARKSBURG, CLAY, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, CROOKSVILLE, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, FLATWOODS, GALLIPOLIS, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRAFTON, GRANTSVILLE, GRAYSON, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOUISA, MADISON, MARIETTA, MARLINTON, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, NEW HAVEN, NEW LEXINGTON, OAK HILL, OAK HILL, OLIVE HILL, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PHILIPPI, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RACELAND, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, RUSSELL, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOMERSET, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELLSTON, WEST UNION, WESTON, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.
Area Description: 
Boyd, KY; Carter, KY; Greenup, KY; Lawrence, KY; Athens, OH; Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Lawrence, OH; Meigs, OH; Morgan, OH; Perry, OH; Vinton, OH; Washington, OH; Barbour, WV; Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Cabell, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Doddridge, WV; Fayette, WV; Gilmer, WV; Harrison, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lewis, WV; Lincoln, WV; Mason, WV; Nicholas, WV; Pleasants, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Putnam, WV; Randolph, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Taylor, WV; Tyler, WV; Upshur, WV; Wayne, WV; Webster, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV