NWS Charleston WVTO.W 0013July 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Calhoun, Gilmer and Ritchie, WV
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a tornado warning for Calhoun, Gilmer and Ritchie in West Virginia, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on July 21. It was the 13th tornado warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. West Virginia had 23 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 2 in an average July of 2008-2025 (West Virginia's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 30 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston WV
- Area
- Calhoun, Gilmer and Ritchie
- State
- West Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:30 p.m. EDT, July 21, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, July 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRLX TO.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Southeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Northwestern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 130 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 9 miles north of Grantsville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Calhoun, southeastern Ritchie and northwestern Gilmer Counties, including the following locations... Newberne, Auburn, Brohard, Tanner, Smithville, and Burnt House.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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.