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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0083 Issued by the Charleston Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-20 15:30:29 193 WUUS51 KRLX 202030 SVRRLX WVC043-099-202100- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0083.260520T2030Z-260520T2100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 430 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Southeastern Wayne County in western West Virginia... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 429 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dunlow, or 11 miles southeast of Louisa, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Kiahsville, Ranger, Dunlow, Gill, and Harts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near East Lynn Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3796 8244 3805 8253 3824 8223 3802 8209 TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 241DEG 26KT 3804 8241 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 01 Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-20 15:45:29 606 WWUS51 KRLX 202045 SVSRLX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 445 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 WVC043-099-202100- /O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-260520T2100Z/ Lincoln WV-Wayne WV- 445 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES... At 445 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kiahsville, or 12 miles southeast of Wayne, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Kiahsville, Ranger, Gill, and Harts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3800 8235 3809 8243 3824 8223 3802 8209 TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 241DEG 26KT 3810 8228 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||