West Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/20/2026 15:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 6:14PM EDT until May 20 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 3:14pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 614 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sutton, moving east at 30 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... Sutton, Gassaway, Flatwoods, Little Birch, Exchange, Heaters, Wilsie, and Centralia.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Braxton, WV; Webster, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov