NWS Pittsburgh PASV.W 0353September 3, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Marion, Monongalia and Wetzel, WV
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Marion, Monongalia and Wetzel in West Virginia, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 353rd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh 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 51 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Marion, Monongalia and Wetzel
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:09 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ SV.W 0353
- 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
SVRPBZ The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Marion County in northern West Virginia... Western Monongalia County in northern West Virginia... Southeastern Wetzel County in northern West Virginia... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 909 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jacksonburg, or 14 miles west of Mannington, moving east at 30 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... Fairmont, Mannington, Pleasant Valley, Winfield, Barrackville, Monongah, Fairview, Cassville, Jacksonburg, Rivesville, Grant Town, Farmington, Worthington, Smithfield, Rachel, Metz, Idamay, Carolina and Curtisville.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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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, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels