Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 6:50PM EDT until August 10 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 10, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Mason County in western West Virginia...
Northwestern Kanawha County in central West Virginia...
Northeastern Putnam County in western West Virginia...
Southern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Point Pleasant, moving southeast 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...
Nitro, Point Pleasant, Winfield, Sissonville, Eleanor, Buffalo,
Poca, Kenna, Cross Lanes, Teays Valley, Bancroft, Henderson, Leon,
Mount Alto, Given, Southside, Kentuck, Liberty, Grimms Landing, and
Letart.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 114 and 129, and
between mile markers 133 and 134.
Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 43 and 47.
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.
Area Description:
Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Mason, WV; Putnam, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov