Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Multiple West Virginia Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 10, 2026, 13 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 eight West Virginia counties until 3:30 PM EDT on August 10, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Virginia
- Issued
- August 10, 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 13 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Virginia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia. The alert is effective from 2:56 PM EDT until 3:30 PM EDT on August 10, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Clay County, Fayette County, Kanawha County, Nicholas County, Pocahontas County, Raleigh County, Randolph County, and Webster County in West Virginia. Specific areas include Southern Randolph County, Pocahontas County, Nicholas County, Southeastern Kanawha County, Central Raleigh County, Southern Webster County, Southern Clay County, and Fayette County. Impacted locations include Beckley, Summersville, Fayetteville, Richwood, Marlinton, Green Bank, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Sophia, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Camden-On-gauley, Snowshoe, Piney View, and Prosperity. Highways affected include the West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 38 and 64, Interstate 64 between mile markers 120 and 136, and Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 53.
What You Should Do
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 2:56 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles west of Franklin to 7 miles northeast of Richwood to Montgomery, moving south at 45 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Radar indicated. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 2:56 PM EDT until 3:30 PM EDT on August 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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