Severe Thunderstorm Warning West Virginia | Effective 04/01/2026 16:07

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 1 at 7:07PM EDT until April 1 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 1, 2026 - 4:07pm
Expires: 
April 1, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Southern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Northern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Southwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 707 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of West Union, or 14 miles east of Harrisville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Clarksburg, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Salem, Anmoore, Jackson Mill, West Milford, Lost Creek, Jane Lew, Auburn, Blandville, Avon, Grove, Leopold, Wolf Summit, New Milton, and Despard. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 104 and 118. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 59 and 61, and between mile markers 63 and 81.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Doddridge, WV; Harrison, WV; Lewis, WV; Ritchie, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov