Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 12:20PM EDT until August 11 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 9:20am
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 9:45am
Description:
At 1219 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Middlebourne to 8 miles southeast of Elizabeth, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Harrisville, St. Marys, Elizabeth, Middlebourne, Sistersville,
Pennsboro, Belmont, North Bend State Park, Newport, Matamoras,
Ellenboro, Cairo, Friendly, Cherry, Smithville, Maxwell, Schultz, New
Matamoras, Mountain, and Hebron.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Washington, OH; Calhoun, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV; Tyler, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov