Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 1:36PM EDT until June 12 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 12, 2026 - 10:36am
Expires:
June 12, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Southwestern Putnam County in western West Virginia...
Northeastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia...
Northern Boone County in central West Virginia...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 136 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alum Creek,
or 9 miles east of Hamlin, 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...
Charleston, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar,
Chesapeake, Marmet, Belle, Alum Creek, Tornado, Coal Fork, Julian,
Spurlockville, Seth, Sweetland, Sod, Woodville, Ashford, Palermo,
and Griffithsville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 near mile marker 1.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 104.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 52 and 57.
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 86 and 95.
Route 119 between mile markers 55 and 80.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Boone, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Putnam, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov