Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 7:08PM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 4:08pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Dickenson County in southwestern Virginia...
Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...
McDowell County in southern West Virginia...
Southeastern Mingo County in southern West Virginia...
Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia...
Wyoming County in southern West Virginia...
Southern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 708 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Babcock State Park to near Pineville to near
Gilbert Creek to Clintwood, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Beckley, Fayetteville, Welch, Clintwood, Grundy, Pineville, Haysi,
John Flannagan Lake, Breaks Interstate, Davenport, Babcock State
Park, Oak Hill, Mullens, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Sophia, Gary, War,
Northfork, and Gilbert Creek.
This includes the following highways...
West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 53.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 136.
Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 15.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Buchanan, VA; Dickenson, VA; Fayette, WV; McDowell, WV; Mingo, WV; Raleigh, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov