Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:17AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 3:17am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:30am
Description:
At 617 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Clay, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Summersville, Clay, Gauley Bridge, Kesslers Cross Lanes, Drennan,
Ivydale, and Swiss.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Nicholas, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov