NWS Charleston WVSV.W 0427September 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pocahontas and Randolph, WV
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Pocahontas and Randolph in West Virginia, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 427th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Charleston 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 23 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston WV
- Area
- Pocahontas and Randolph
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:07 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRLX SV.W 0427
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Central Pocahontas County in northeastern West Virginia... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 606 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Snowshoe, or 12 miles northwest of Cass Scenic Railroad, moving east at 15 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... Snowshoe, Mingo, and Slaty Fork.
What the agency told people to do
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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.