Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 1:17PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 10:17am
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 10:45am
Description:
At 117 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Sutton to 8 miles northeast of Madison, moving
southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Summersville, Fayetteville, Richwood, Sutton, Clay, Babcock State
Park, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Mount Hope, Ansted, Cedar Grove, East
Bank, Gassaway, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt,
Camden-On-gauley, Birch River, and Burnwell.
Instruction:
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:
Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Clay, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Nicholas, WV; Raleigh, WV; Webster, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov