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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 198, NWS Charleston, WV

July 5, 2026Kanawha County, Putnam County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2026, 5:38 PM EDT for Kanawha County, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was in force for 21 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
Jul 5, 2026, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2026, 5:59 PM EDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kanawha County, WV, Putnam County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 505 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
994 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 5, 1:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 1:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:25 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
525 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

OHZ086-WVZ007-052200-
Gallia OH-Mason WV-
525 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL GALLIA AND WEST
CENTRAL MASON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Point Pleasant, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, and Henderson.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3881 8222 3890 8215 3889 8194 3871 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 276DEG 7KT 3884 8212

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

SINCAVAGE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMingo32 min
Jul 4, 8:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXLincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne34 min
Jul 4, 9:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne23 min
Jul 4, 9:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBoone, Lincoln, Logan33 min
Jul 4, 10:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXLincoln47 min
Jul 4, 10:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWood31 min
Jul 5, 12:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants29 min
Jul 5, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPleasants, Tyler27 min
Jul 5, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWood27 min
Jul 5, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXRitchie29 min
Jul 5, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Roane, Wirt34 min
Jul 5, 2:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXRitchie2 hr
Jul 5, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun, Roane35 min
Jul 5, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood32 min
Jul 5, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCalhoun36 min
Jul 5, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXJackson32 min
Jul 5, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason34 min
Jul 5, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason14 min
Jul 5, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPutnam32 min
Jul 5, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason31 min
Jul 5, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPocahontas24 min
Jul 5, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXJackson, Kanawha, Putnam30 min
Jul 5, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMason35 min
Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXFayette35 min
Jul 5, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoone34 min
Jul 5, 7:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBoone, Logan3 hr
Jul 4, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPerry27 min
Jul 4, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMorgan, Washington30 min
Jul 4, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMorgan22 min
Jul 4, 9:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXMorgan, Washington34 min
Jul 4, 9:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXMorgan3 hr
Jul 5, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXWashington32 min
Jul 5, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMorgan36 min
Jul 5, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXMeigs34 min
Jul 5, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXAthens25 min
Jul 4, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXCarter30 min
Jul 4, 9:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBoyd, Carter34 min

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Sources

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