Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:17AM EDT until March 16 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:17am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
East central Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
Northern Boone County in central West Virginia...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 517 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Julian, or 7
miles northwest of Madison, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Charleston, Madison, South Charleston, Montgomery, Chesapeake,
Marmet, Belle, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Pratt, Coal Fork,
Julian, Alum Creek, Danville, Handley, Seth, Dawes, Ashford, and
Sharon.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 102.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 77 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 49 and 75, and between mile markers
77 and 80.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Boone, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov