Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 7:17AM EDT until June 18 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 4:17am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Calhoun County in north central West Virginia...
Southwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
Eastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Southern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
Eastern Roane County in central West Virginia...
Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...
Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia...
Southwestern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia...
Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
Braxton County in north central West Virginia...
Clay County in north central West Virginia...
Northern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
Northeastern Boone County in central West Virginia...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 716 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles northeast of Glenville to Glen to near Van,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Summersville, Fayetteville, Richwood, Sutton, Clay, Webster
Springs, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Ansted, Belle, Clendenin,
Cedar Grove, East Bank, Gassaway, Glasgow, Smithers, Addison
(Webster Springs), Mill Creek, and Gauley Bridge.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 19 and 78.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 68 and 89.
Route 19 between mile markers 16 and 68.
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,
southeastern, north central and northeastern West Virginia.
Area Description:
Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Gilmer, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lewis, WV; Nicholas, WV; Randolph, WV; Roane, WV; Upshur, WV; Webster, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
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