Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 5:07PM EDT until August 2 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 2:07pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia...
Central Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 507 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fayetteville,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Summersville, Fayetteville, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Ansted,
Hawks Nest State Park, Thurmond, Kesslers Cross Lanes, and Mount
Nebo.
This includes Route 19 between mile markers 13 and 40.
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:
Fayette, WV; Nicholas, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov