Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:59AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:59am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:30am
Description:
At 559 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Powellton to 9 miles east of Bald Knob to near
Oceana, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted,
Oceana, Sophia, Gauley Bridge, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur,
Bradley, Powellton, Hawks Nest State Park, Piney View, Stanaford,
Prosperity, Burnwell, and Twin Falls State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov