Severe Thunderstorm Warning West Virginia | Effective 04/01/2026 12:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 1 at 3:57PM EDT until April 1 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 1, 2026 - 12:57pm
Expires: 
April 1, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 354 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Amherstdale-Robinette, or 14 miles northwest of Pineville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Oceana, Man, R.d. Bailey Lake, Mallory, Amherstdale-Robinette, Bald Knob, Gilbert Creek, Gilbert, Clear Fork, Cyclone, Naoma, Coal Mountain, Hampden, Bruno, Kopperston, Blair, Amherstdale-Robine, and Baileysville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Boone, WV; Logan, WV; Mingo, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov