West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 17:06

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 8:06PM EDT until July 21 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 5:06pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... West central Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 806 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Madison, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Montgomery, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Pratt, Burnwell, Powellton, Handley, Seth, Leewood, Dawes, Sharon, Eskdale, and Racine. This includes West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 62 and 86.
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: 
Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV