NWS Blacksburg VASV.W 0203August 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Monroe, WV
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Monroe in West Virginia, which was in force until 12:15 a.m. local time on August 28. It was the 203rd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Blacksburg issued in 2026. West Virginia had 139 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 36 in an average August of 2008-2025 (West Virginia's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Blacksburg VA
- Area
- Monroe
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:10 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 12:15 a.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRNK SV.W 0203
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia since 2008Every warning type in West Virginia
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The notice as issued
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia... * Until 1215 AM EDT. * At 1109 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Raines Corner, or near Union, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Union... Laurel Branch... Pickaway... Lindside... Raines Corner... Zenith... and Gap Mills.
What the agency told people to do
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia since 2008296 a year
- Every warning type in West Virginia
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels