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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 1:27 AM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Putnam County in western West Virginia... Northwestern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 926 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Albans, or near Nitro, moving east at 25 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... Charleston, Nitro, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Sissonville, Poca, Cross Lanes, Institute, Tornado, Coal Fork, and Teays Valley. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 9. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 113. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 42 and 57. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 94 and 95. Route 119 between mile markers 74 and 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 1:16 AM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MASON...CENTRAL PUTNAM...NORTH CENTRAL KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN ROANE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT... At 916 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kenna, or 10 miles northeast of Winfield, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Ripley, Spencer, Winfield, Sissonville, Eleanor, Kenna, Bancroft, Statts Mills, Harmony, Given, Kentuck, Liberty, Walton, Fairplain, Gay, and Gandeeville. This includes Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 114 and 136. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Airport Weather Warning
Issued: 12:58 AM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING... The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued an Airport Weather Warning for... West Virginia International Yeager Airport The following weather hazards are expected: Cloud to ground lightning within 10 SM of the airport from 930 PM until 1000 PM EDT. &&
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