NWS Pittsburgh PASV.W 0355September 3, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Preston and Tucker, WV
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Preston and Tucker in West Virginia, which was in force until 11:15 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 355th 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 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Preston and Tucker
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:10 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 11:15 p.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPBZ SV.W 0355
- 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... Southern Preston County in northeastern West Virginia... Tucker County in northeastern West Virginia... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 1010 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 11 miles southeast of Terra Alta to 11 miles south of Winfield, or along a line from 11 miles southeast of Terra Alta to 12 miles southeast of Fairmont, moving southeast at 40 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... Parsons, Davis, Thomas, Hendricks, Hambleton, Hannahsville, Benbush, Blackwater Falls, Lead Mine, Elk, Davisville, Canaan Valley State Park, Red Creek, Saint George, Canaan Hgts, Cortland, Pheasant Run and Pifer Moutain.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are 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