Ohio, West Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 14:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 27 at 5:55PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 2:55pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 247 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS VINTON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BARBOUR LEWIS POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH RITCHIE UPSHUR WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM RALEIGH WYOMING IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ATHENS, BECKLEY, BELINGTON, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLAY, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, GARY, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOGAN, MADISON, MAN, MARLINTON, MCARTHUR, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OAK HILL, OCEANA, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PHILIPPI, PINEVILLE, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, SAINT ALBANS, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WAR, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELCH, WELLSTON, WESTON, AND WILLIAMSON.
Area Description: 
Athens, OH; Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Lawrence, OH; Meigs, OH; Vinton, OH; Barbour, WV; Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Cabell, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Gilmer, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lewis, WV; Lincoln, WV; Logan, WV; McDowell, WV; Mason, WV; Mingo, WV; Nicholas, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Putnam, WV; Raleigh, WV; Randolph, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Upshur, WV; Wayne, WV; Webster, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov