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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0089 Issued by the Charleston Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-20 16:34:31 984 WUUS51 KRLX 202134 SVRRLX WVC007-041-097-101-202200- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0089.260520T2134Z-260520T2200Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 534 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Northeastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... North central Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of Rock Cave, or 12 miles northeast of Sutton, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Rock Cave, Walkersville, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Eden, Cleveland, and Falls Mills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3871 8057 3884 8059 3892 8033 3869 8030 TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 253DEG 16KT 3875 8050 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 01 Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-20 16:48:01
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WWUS51 KRLX 202147
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
547 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026
WVC007-041-097-101-202200-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-260520T2200Z/
Lewis WV-Braxton WV-Upshur WV-Webster WV-
547 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHWESTERN UPSHUR
AND NORTH CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTIES...
At 547 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rock Cave, or
17 miles northeast of Sutton, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rock Cave, Eden, Walkersville, Cleveland, Kanawha Head, and Ireland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 8047 3886 8053 3892 8033 3869 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 253DEG 16KT 3877 8042
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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