West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 15:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 6:57PM EDT until July 21 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 3:57pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... East central Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Northern Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spurlockville, or 9 miles northwest of Madison, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Julian, Alum Creek, Danville, Seth, Foster, Sod, Woodville, Ashford, Alkol, Yawkey, Mud, and Racine. This includes Route 119 between mile markers 52 and 66, and between mile markers 68 and 69.
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: 
Boone, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV