West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 11:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 2:15PM EDT until July 21 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 11:15am
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Central Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 215 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Glenville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Buckhannon, Weston, Stonewall Jackson, Rock Cave, Camden, Walkersville, Lorentz, Tallmansville, Overhill, Sand Run, Horner, and French Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 84 and 101. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 17.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Lewis, WV; Upshur, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV