Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 8:25PM EDT until July 21 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 5:25pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia...
Southeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Northeastern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
East central Boone County in central West Virginia...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 824 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burnwell, or
15 miles west of Fayetteville, moving southeast at 30 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...
Fayetteville, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Mount Hope,
Ansted, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Burnwell, Powellton, Hawks Nest
State Park, Handley, Pax, Thurmond, Leewood, Dawes, and Eskdale.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 55 and 79.
Route 19 between mile markers 5 and 32.
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.
Area Description:
Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Nicholas, WV; Raleigh, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
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