West Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 13:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 4:14PM EDT until May 27 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 1:14pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description: 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... South central Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Central Lewis County in northern West Virginia... North central Braxton County in north central West Virginia... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Glenville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Weston, Glenville, Stonewall Jackson, Burnsville, Sand Fork, Auburn, Camden, Baldwin, Stouts Mills, Sand Run, Leopold, Troy, Newberne, Alum Bridge, Coxs Mills, Linn, and Tanner. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 74 and 101. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 2.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Braxton, WV; Doddridge, WV; Gilmer, WV; Lewis, WV; Ritchie, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov