Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Grant, Hampshire, Mineral Counties WV
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NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Grant, southeastern Mineral, and northwestern Hampshire counties in eastern West Virginia until 10:45 PM EDT September 3.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Eastern West Virginia
- Issued
- September 4, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from 2026-09-03T22:12:00-04:00 until 2026-09-03T22:45:00-04:00. Event code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Grant County (northeastern), Mineral County (southeastern), and Hampshire County (northwestern) in eastern West Virginia. Locations impacted include Keyser, Romney, Burlington, Russelldale, Shanks, Frenchburg, Headsville, New Creek, Antioch, Reeses Mill, Junction, Wapocomo, Ridgeville, and Mccoole.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 10:11 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Ashby to 7 miles south of Keyser, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts. Source: Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on 2026-09-03 at 10:12 PM EDT and expires at 10:45 PM EDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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