Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Five West Virginia Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 11, 2026, 12 days 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, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh, and Wyoming counties until 1:45 PM EDT August 11.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central and Southern West Virginia
- Issued
- August 11, 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 12 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central and Southern West Virginia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Charleston WV. Effective from August 11 at 1:00 PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Boone County, Lincoln County (south central), Logan County, Raleigh County (northwestern), and Wyoming County (north central) in West Virginia. Locations impacted include Madison, Logan, Chapmanville, Man, Van, Bald Knob, Mallory, Amherstdale-Robinette, Chief Logan State Park, Wharton, Mount Gay-Shamrock, Harts, Danville, Whitesville, West Logan, Mitchell Heights, Sylvester, Mount Gay, Turtle Creek, and Prenter. Includes Route 119 between mile markers 28 and 51.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 1:00 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chesapeake to near Harts, moving southeast at 50 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts. Source: Radar indicated. Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Max hail size up to .75 inches.
Timeline
Alert effective August 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Expires and ends August 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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