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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:51 PM Sep. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...SOUTHEASTERN BRAXTON...SOUTHERN UPSHUR...NORTHERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES... At 350 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles south of Hendricks to Mill Creek to near Birch River, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Elkins, Sutton, Gassaway, Mill Creek, Dailey, Holly River State Park, Rock Cave, Beverly, Junior, Flatwoods, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Huttonsville, Alexander, Eden, Cleveland, Helvetia, Pickens, Little Birch, Bowden, and Hacker Valley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:33 PM Sep. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
WV . WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BARBOUR BERKELEY BOONE BRAXTON CABELL CALHOUN CLAY DODDRIDGE FAYETTE GILMER GRANT GREENBRIER HAMPSHIRE HARDY HARRISON JACKSON JEFFERSON KANAWHA LEWIS LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL MARION MASON MERCER MINERAL MINGO MONONGALIA MONROE MORGAN NICHOLAS PENDLETON PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS PRESTON PUTNAM RALEIGH RANDOLPH RITCHIE ROANE SUMMERS TAYLOR TUCKER TYLER UPSHUR WAYNE WEBSTER WETZEL WIRT WOOD WYOMING
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 7:23 PM Sep. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... North Central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Philippi, Audra State Park, Belington, Montrose, Volga, Century and Kerens. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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