Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT for Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 3:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Clintwood, VA | Trees down along Rose Ridge Road. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 235 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1951 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
204
WUUS51 KRLX 111912
SVRRLX
VAC027-051-111945-
/O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0310.260811T1912Z-260811T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
312 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...
Southwestern Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 312 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Clintwood,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Clintwood, Haysi, Davenport, Trammel, Clinchco, Nora, and McClure.
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 3703 8248 3713 8255 3715 8255 3724 8240
3713 8193 3713 8197 3712 8201 3707 8202
3705 8204 3704 8208 3705 8210 3704 8211
3704 8217 3699 8225 3700 8228 3696 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 286DEG 29KT 3710 8237
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
043 follow-up statements
773
WWUS51 KRLX 111924
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
324 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
VAC027-051-111945-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260811T1945Z/
Dickenson VA-Buchanan VA-
324 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN DICKENSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL BUCHANAN COUNTIES...
At 324 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Trammel, or 7
miles west of Davenport, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Davenport, Trammel, McClure, and Nora.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3707 8251 3712 8250 3715 8234 3713 8193
3713 8199 3712 8201 3707 8202 3705 8204
3704 8208 3705 8210 3704 8211 3704 8217
3699 8225 3700 8228 3696 8235 3703 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 286DEG 29KT 3708 8227
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
04131
WWUS51 KRLX 111937
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
337 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
VAC027-051-111945-
/O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260811T1945Z/
Dickenson VA-Buchanan VA-
337 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN DICKENSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL BUCHANAN COUNTIES...
At 337 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Davenport,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Trammel and Nora.
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 3714 8231 3705 8204 3704 8208 3705 8210
3704 8211 3704 8217 3699 8225 3700 8228
3696 8235 3703 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 286DEG 29KT 3705 8214
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
04943
WWUS51 KRLX 111942
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
342 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
VAC027-051-111952-
/O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260811T1945Z/
Dickenson VA-Buchanan VA-
342 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DICKENSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BUCHANAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
southwestern Virginia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Charleston West Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3714 8231 3705 8204 3704 8208 3705 8210
3704 8211 3704 8217 3699 8225 3700 8228
3696 8235 3703 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 286DEG 29KT 3704 8210
$$
04The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 12:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 24 min |
| Aug 11, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 31 min |
| Aug 11, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Russell | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 61 min |
| Aug 11, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 7:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.