Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 4:01PM EDT until September 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 21, 2026 - 1:01pm
Expires:
September 21, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...
South central McDowell County in southern West Virginia...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 401 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near War, or 11
miles north of Cedar Bluff, moving southeast at 25 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...
War and Cucumber.
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:
Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov