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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:04 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Summers County in southeastern West Virginia... North central Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 503 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Bingham, or 8 miles north of Babcock State Park, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte... Rainelle... Alderson... Rupert... and Quinwood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on X. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:37 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 588 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMHERST BUCKINGHAM IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CRAIG IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALLEGHANY VA BATH BOTETOURT CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF COVINGTON CITY OF LEXINGTON ROCKBRIDGE IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA GREENBRIER MONROE SUMMERS
Flood Watch
Issued: 12:57 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of west central Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA and Bath and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rounds of heavy rainfall will track over already saturated soils today and into early Monday morning. This will likely lead to instances of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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