Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 5:34PM EDT until May 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 2:34pm
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
Northeastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia...
Southwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
North central Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Rock Cave, or 12 miles northeast of Sutton, moving east at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Rock Cave, Walkersville, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Eden, Cleveland,
and Falls Mills.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Braxton, WV; Lewis, WV; Upshur, WV; Webster, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov