Severe Thunderstorm Warning West Virginia | Effective 03/16/2026 03:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:16AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 3:16am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 3:30am
Description: 
At 616 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hawks Nest State Park to 6 miles west of Bradley to Twin Falls State Park, moving east at 30 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, Sophia, Gauley Bridge, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Bradley, Hawks Nest State Park, Piney View, Stanaford, Prosperity, Twin Falls State Park, Powellton, Lester, and Pax.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Fayette, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov