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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Charleston, WV

August 8, 2026Athens County, Jackson County, Vinton County, Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2026, 11:24 PM EDT for Athens County, Jackson County, Vinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 51 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: Aug 8, 2026, 11:24 PM EDT (03:24 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2026, 12:15 AM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Athens County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Vinton County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 9:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 9:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 10:43 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 11:10 PM EDT, 14 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
Aug 9, 12:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	36 min
Aug 9, 12:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wood	28 min
Aug 9, 12:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt	48 min
Aug 9, 1:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler	44 min
Aug 9, 2:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Cabell	25 min
Aug 9, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Cabell	30 min
Aug 8, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	34 min
Aug 8, 9:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	34 min
Aug 8, 10:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	32 min
Aug 8, 11:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Vinton	35 min
Aug 8, 11:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Washington	47 min
Aug 8, 11:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	41 min
Aug 9, 12:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	40 min
Aug 9, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	49 min
Aug 9, 1:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia	46 min
Aug 9, 2:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	33 min
Aug 9, 4:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.