Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 7:11AM EDT until June 18 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 4:11am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Northwestern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
North central Wyoming County in southern West Virginia...
Central Logan County in southern West Virginia...
Western Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
Central Boone County in central West Virginia...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 711 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wharton, or
11 miles east of Logan, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted,
Sophia, Gauley Bridge, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Van,
Bradley, Powellton, Hawks Nest State Park, Beaver, Piney View, Bald
Knob, Stanaford, and Prosperity.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 36 and 74.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 124.
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 16.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for central,
southern and southeastern West Virginia.
Area Description:
Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Logan, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
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