West Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/20/2026 15:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 6:16PM EDT until May 20 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 3:16pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Rock Cave, or 12 miles south of Buckhannon, 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... Mill Creek, Huttonsville, Alexander, Ellamore, Tallmansville, Alton, and French Creek.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov