Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central West Virginia Counties
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NOAA issued it on July 9, 2026, 6 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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NWS Charleston WV has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, and Lincoln counties until 3:15 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central West Virginia
- Issued
- July 9, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Charleston WV
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 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central West Virginia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by NWS Charleston WV. The alert is effective from June 12 at 2:28 PM EDT until June 12 at 3:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Boone, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; and Lincoln, WV. Specific areas include Central Kanawha County, East central Lincoln County, Southwestern Clay County, Northwestern Fayette County, and Northeastern Boone County. Locations impacted include Charleston, South Charleston, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Pratt, Glen, Coal Fork, Julian, Alum Creek, Powellton, Handley, Seth, Dawes, and Ashford. Affected highways include Interstate 77 between mile markers 96 and 99, West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 74 and 95, and Route 119 between mile markers 57 and 73.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:28 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Marmet, or 9 miles northeast of Madison, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from June 12 at 2:28 PM EDT until June 12 at 3:15 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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