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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Charleston, WV

February 20, 20266 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 20, 2026, 12:34 AM EST for 6 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 20, 2026, 12:34 AM EST (05:34 UTC)
Expired: Feb 20, 2026, 1:00 AM EST
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 19, 7:04 PM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 7:04 PM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 19, 11:11 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 19, 11:47 PM EST, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 20, 12:02 AM EST, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1202 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

WVZ009-017-019-200515-
Wirt WV-Ritchie WV-Wood WV-
1202 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RITCHIE...
NORTHWESTERN WIRT AND CENTRAL WOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EST...

At 1202 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mineralwells, or near Parkersburg, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Parkersburg, Mineralwells, Freeport, Walker, Davisville, Greencastle,
and Rockport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 162 and 174.
 Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 12 and 17.

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 8152 3917 8166 3927 8143 3914 8122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 237DEG 43KT 3918 8148

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, Feb 20, 12:10 AM EST, 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1210 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1119 PM     Hail             Racine                  38.97N 81.91W
02/19/2026  E0.75 Inch       Meigs              OH   Public

            Penny size hail observed in Racine. Pictures
            provided via social media.

&&

Special weather statement, Feb 20, 12:17 AM EST, 17 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 19, 7:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge	51 min
Feb 19, 11:11 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	19 min
Feb 19, 11:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood	35 min
Feb 19, 11:33 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	27 min
Feb 19, 11:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood	32 min
Feb 20, 12:02 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	13 min
Feb 20, 12:05 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt	25 min
Feb 20, 12:08 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Tyler	37 min
Feb 20, 12:14 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	31 min
Feb 20, 12:27 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Tyler	18 min
Feb 20, 12:38 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Tyler	22 min
Feb 20, 12:41 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Wirt, Wood	19 min
Feb 20, 12:46 AM EST	Tornado Warning	RLX	Jackson, Roane, Wirt	14 min
Feb 20, 12:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Ritchie	31 min
Feb 20, 1:00 AM EST	Tornado Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Jackson, Roane, Wirt	15 min
Feb 20, 1:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane, Wirt	17 min
Feb 20, 1:22 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur	23 min
Feb 20, 1:27 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gilmer	18 min
Feb 20, 1:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Harrison	15 min
Feb 20, 1:49 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Ritchie	26 min
Feb 20, 1:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	37 min
Feb 20, 1:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Harrison	19 min
Feb 20, 2:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge	27 min
Feb 20, 2:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Ritchie	30 min
Feb 20, 2:16 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Taylor	29 min
Feb 20, 2:21 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo	24 min
Feb 20, 2:44 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo	32 min
Feb 20, 2:47 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	43 min
Feb 20, 3:14 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Raleigh	46 min
Feb 20, 3:20 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone, Logan	25 min
Feb 20, 3:27 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Logan, Mingo	20 min
Feb 20, 3:42 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	33 min
Feb 20, 3:54 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Nicholas	36 min
Feb 20, 3:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	31 min
Feb 20, 4:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	30 min
Feb 20, 4:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	27 min
Feb 20, 4:25 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	35 min
Feb 20, 4:58 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Raleigh, Wyoming	32 min
Feb 20, 5:32 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more	3 hr
Feb 20, 8:29 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne	8 hr
Feb 20, 11:26 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RLX	Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette and 14 more	25 hr
Feb 20, 12:37 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RLX	Randolph	11 hr
Feb 19, 11:42 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	33 min
Feb 19, 11:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	13 min
Feb 19, 11:54 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Perry	36 min
Feb 20, 12:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	13 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.