NWS Blacksburg VASV.W 0234September 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Greenbrier and Summers, WV
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Greenbrier and Summers in West Virginia, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 234th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Blacksburg issued in 2026. West Virginia had 88 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 13 in an average September 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
- Greenbrier and Summers
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:42 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRNK SV.W 0234
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia... Northern Summers County in southeastern West Virginia... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 442 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rainelle to Beaver, moving east 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... Hinton... Rainelle... Rupert... Quinwood... Sandstone... Buck... and Jumping Branch.
What the agency told people to do
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to ground lightning. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.