West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 14:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 5:57PM EDT until July 21 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 556 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weston, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter 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, Philippi, Stonewall Jackson, Jackson Mill, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Camden, Volga, Lorentz, Century, Leopold, Alton, Troy, Alum Bridge, Ellamore, Linn, Tallmansville, Overhill, and Coxs Mills.
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: 
Barbour, WV; Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Harrison, WV; Lewis, WV; Upshur, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV