Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 8:27AM EDT until June 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 5:27am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...
McDowell County in southern West Virginia...
Southeastern Mingo County in southern West Virginia...
Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
Wyoming County in southern West Virginia...
Southeastern Logan County in southern West Virginia...
Southern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 827 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bingham to near Mullens to Argo, moving east at
60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Fayetteville, Welch, Pineville, Babcock State Park, Oak
Hill, Mullens, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Oceana, Sophia, Gary, War,
Northfork, Gilbert Creek, Piney View, Coal City, Prosperity, Hinch,
and Hanover.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 59.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 136.
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 24.
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 central,
southern and southeastern West Virginia.
Area Description:
Buchanan, VA; Fayette, WV; Logan, WV; McDowell, WV; Mingo, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
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