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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Tue 08/11/2026 07:08 PM EDT

End Time

Tue 08/11/2026 08:00 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

1 mi NE of Clintwood, VA

Storm Motion

Moving SE at 38 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size<.75 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Berwind, WV ∙ Glen Rogers, WV ∙ MacArthur, WV ∙ Spring Dale, WV ∙ Mount Hope, WV ∙ Haysi, VA ∙ Wyoming, WV ∙ Corinne, WV ∙ North Spring, WV ∙ Kimball, WV

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 708 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Dickenson County in southwestern Virginia... Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia... McDowell County in southern West Virginia... Southeastern Mingo County in southern West Virginia... Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... Wyoming County in southern West Virginia... Southern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 708 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Babcock State Park to near Pineville to near Gilbert Creek to Clintwood, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Beckley, Fayetteville, Welch, Clintwood, Grundy, Pineville, Haysi, John Flannagan Lake, Breaks Interstate, Davenport, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Mullens, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Sophia, Gary, War, Northfork, and Gilbert Creek. This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 28 and 53. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 136. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3703 8248 3716 8255 3752 8199 3757 8198 3760 8163 3812 8100 3802 8079 3795 8081 3787 8075 3782 8094 3768 8088 3771 8098 3760 8107 3758 8120 3727 8142 3721 8156 3724 8174 3712 8201 3705 8204 3696 8235 TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 314DEG 33KT 3793 8105 3755 8156 3753 8192 3715 8244 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH