Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 6:43PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 3:43pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cabell County in central West Virginia...
Southwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia...
Northwestern Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
Northeastern Wayne County in western West Virginia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beech Fork
State Park, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Huntington, Hamlin, Beech Fork State Park, Hurricane,
Barboursville, Milton, Ona, Culloden, Teays Valley, West Hamlin,
Sweetland, Lavalette, Branchland, Salt Rock, Pea Ridge,
Griffithsville, and Myra.
This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 9
and 37.
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.
Area Description:
Cabell, WV; Lincoln, WV; Putnam, WV; Wayne, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: