Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 4:30PM EDT until May 27 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 27, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires:
May 27, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Mason County in western West Virginia...
Northwestern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Putnam County in western West Virginia...
West central Roane County in central West Virginia...
Southern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
of Buffalo, or 11 miles southwest of Ripley, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Nitro, Ripley, Winfield, Sissonville, Eleanor, Buffalo, Poca, Cross
Lanes, Kenna, Teays Valley, Bancroft, Leon, Mount Alto, Statts
Mills, Harmony, Given, Southside, Kentuck, Liberty, and Grimms
Landing.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 115 and 138.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 43 and 47.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Mason, WV; Putnam, WV; Roane, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: