Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northeastern Hampshire County, WV
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on August 6, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for northeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia until 8:45 PM EDT on August 5.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Issued
- August 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from 2026-08-05T20:15:00-04:00 until 2026-08-05T20:45:00-04:00.
Affected Areas
Northeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia, including Capon Bridge, Augusta, Higginsville, Slanesville, and Bloomery.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 8:15 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of Romney, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to .75 inches, both radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 8:15 PM EDT until 8:45 PM EDT on August 5, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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