Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 6:19AM EDT until June 18 at 6:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 3:19am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 3:45am
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky...
Southwestern Mason County in western West Virginia...
Eastern Cabell County in central West Virginia...
Northwestern Mingo County in southern West Virginia...
Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Putnam County in western West Virginia...
Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
Southwestern Roane County in central West Virginia...
Northwestern Logan County in southern West Virginia...
Southeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
Southern Wayne County in western West Virginia...
Northern Boone County in central West Virginia...
* Until 645 AM EDT.
* At 619 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Milton to near Hamlin to near
Chandlerville, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Charleston, Nitro, Madison, Winfield, Logan, Hamlin, Jefferson,
South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Sissonville,
Milton, Chesapeake, Eleanor, Marmet, Belle, Chapmanville, Buffalo,
and Clendenin.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 21.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 121.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 25 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 81 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 19 and 80.
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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for northeastern
Kentucky...and central, southern, western and northwestern West
Virginia.
Area Description:
Lawrence, KY; Boone, WV; Cabell, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Logan, WV; Mason, WV; Mingo, WV; Putnam, WV; Roane, WV; Wayne, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
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