Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 7:52PM EDT until May 20 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 752 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Audra State
Park, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Elkins, Buckhannon, Audra State Park, Belington, Junior, Womelsdorf
(Coalton), Volga, Lorentz, Century, Ellamore, Tallmansville,
Overhill, Hodgesville, and French Creek.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Barbour, WV; Harrison, WV; Lewis, WV; Randolph, WV; Upshur, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov