Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:39PM EDT until May 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 1:39pm
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Southwestern Roane County in central West Virginia...
West central Clay County in north central West Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 438 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sissonville,
or 7 miles north of Charleston, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sissonville, Clendenin, Pinch, Elkview, Amma, Glen, and Left Hand.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 3 and 27.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 114 and 116.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Clay, WV; Kanawha, WV; Roane, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov