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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:28 PM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
Northwestern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jacksonburg,
or 12 miles west of Mannington, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Clarksburg, Shinnston, Lumberport, Enterprise, Wallace, and
Meadowbrook.

This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 76 and
77.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Flood Watch
Issued: 7:01 PM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following
counties, Boyd, Carter and Greenup, southeast Ohio, including the
following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs,
Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, and West Virginia, including
the following counties, Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay,
Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Mason,
Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie,
Roane, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler,
Upshur, Wirt and Wood.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Periods of heavy showers and thunderstorms will produce locally
heavy rainfall through tonight. Given the wet soil from previous
rainfall, flash flooding could occur.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as
well as on our X and Facebook pages.

&&

Flood Warning
Issued: 5:38 PM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...North Central Roane County in central West Virginia...
North Central Braxton County in north central West Virginia...
Calhoun County in north central West Virginia...
Gilmer County in north central West Virginia...
Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia...
North Central Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia...
Northern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...
Southeastern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia...
Southeastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...
Lewis County in northern West Virginia...
Southeastern Taylor County in northern West Virginia...
Southeastern Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia...

* WHEN...Until 430 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 127 PM EDT, Several creeks remain out of their banks across
the warned area this afternoon, resulting in numerous flooded
roads. It will take until late this afternoon before a majority
of creeks recede back into their banks. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms can be expected later this afternoon which could
prolong the flooding in some locations.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Weston, Philippi, Glenville, Grantsville, Belington, Jackson
Mill, Jane Lew, Sand Fork, and Alum Bridge.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 79 and 112. Route 33 between
mile markers 1 and 7...and between mile markers 15 and 17.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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.

&&



Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:12 PM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
247 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST OHIO

ATHENS                GALLIA                JACKSON
LAWRENCE              MEIGS                 MORGAN
VINTON                WASHINGTON

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, ATHENS, BECKLEY,
BELINGTON, BELMONT, BELPRE, BRIDGEPORT, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE,
CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSBURG, CLAY, COWEN,
CRAIGSVILLE, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, GARY,
GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRAFTON, GRANTSVILLE, HAMDEN, HAMLIN,
HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON,
HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOGAN,
MADISON, MAN, MARIETTA, MARLINTON, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE,
MIDDLEBOURNE, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OAK HILL, OCEANA,
PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PHILIPPI, PINEVILLE,
POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY,
SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT,
SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON,
TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WAR, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELCH,
WELLSTON, WEST UNION, WESTON, AND WILLIAMSON.

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