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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:42 PM Apr. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Athens County in southeastern Ohio... North central Mason County in western West Virginia... North central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 542 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pomeroy, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Pomeroy, Racine, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, New Haven, Mason, Tuppers Plains, Middleport, Chester, Syracuse, Hartford City, Portland, Lakin, and Reedsville. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 151 and 153. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:39 PM Apr. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GALLIA... SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...WEST CENTRAL MASON AND NORTH CENTRAL CABELL COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Lake Vesuvius, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Aid, Crown City, Scottown, and Ashton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southeastern Ohio...and central and western West Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:44 PM Apr. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 85 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD CARTER GREENUP LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN VINTON WASHINGTON IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BUCHANAN DICKENSON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE TAYLOR WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BARBOUR DODDRIDGE HARRISON LEWIS PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH RITCHIE TYLER UPSHUR WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM RALEIGH WYOMING IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, ATHENS, BECKLEY, BELINGTON, BELMONT, BELPRE, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, BRIDGEPORT, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSBURG, CLAY, CLINTWOOD, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, DAVENPORT, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, FLATWOODS, GALLIPOLIS, GARY, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRAFTON, GRANTSVILLE, GRAYSON, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, GRUNDY, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURLEY, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOGAN, LOUISA, MADISON, MAN, MARIETTA, MARLINTON, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OAK HILL, OCEANA, OLIVE HILL, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PHILIPPI, PINEVILLE, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RACELAND, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, RUSSELL, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VANSANT, VIENNA, WAR, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELCH, WELLSTON, WEST UNION, WESTON, WILLIAMSON, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.
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