Severe Thunderstorm Warning Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia | Effective 03/16/2026 01:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:42AM EDT until March 16 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 1:42am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 2:30am
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Mason County in western West Virginia... Cabell County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia... Western Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Wayne County in western West Virginia... Northwestern Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 530 AM EDT. * At 442 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Proctorville to Wayne to near Job, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Huntington, Nitro, Winfield, Wayne, Hamlin, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Beech Fork State Park, St. Albans, Hurricane, Barboursville, Milton, Eleanor, Ranger, Harts, Gill, East Lynn Lake, Centerville, Julian, and Teays Valley. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 5 and 44. Route 119 between mile markers 59 and 60.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Lawrence, KY; Lawrence, OH; Boone, WV; Cabell, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Mason, WV; Putnam, WV; Wayne, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov