West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 13:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:58PM EDT until July 18 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 1:58pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Southern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Northern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Northern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Northeastern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Southern Harrison County in northern West Virginia... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 458 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near West Union to near Elizabeth, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Weston, Harrisville, Jackson Mill, Stonewall Jackson, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Cairo, Pullman, Auburn, Smithville, Newberne, Alum Bridge, Berea, Tanner, Macfarlan, Burnt House, Camden, Baldwin, Avon, and Grove. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 92 and 96, and between mile markers 100 and 111. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 48 and 49.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Harrison, WV; Lewis, WV; Ritchie, WV; Wirt, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV