West Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/20/2026 15:12

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 6:12PM EDT until May 20 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 3:12pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Northwestern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wharton, or 13 miles southeast of Madison, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Wharton, Bald Knob, Whitesville, Sylvester, Dorothy, Stickney, and Naoma.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Boone, WV; Kanawha, WV; Raleigh, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov