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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 314, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 39 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 11, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Boone County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 Aug 11, 3:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 3:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
503 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM Flash Flood 2 NNE Mount Hope 37.93N 81.16W
08/11/2026 Fayette WV Public
High water surrounding a building in Glen
Jean.
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GWLocal storm report, Aug 11, 5:06 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
506 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0229 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 ESE Northfork 37.40N 81.37W
08/11/2026 McDowell WV 911 Call Center
Tree down on Peterstown Hill Rd.
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JLBLocal storm report, Aug 11, 5:38 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 1:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 2:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 2:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and 1 more | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 2:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 3 more | 55 min |
| Aug 11, 3:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 4:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Kanawha | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 7:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 8:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Putnam | 53 min |
| Aug 11, 8:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Roane | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 11:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Roane | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 11:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 54 min |
| Aug 11, 11:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane and 1 more | 58 min |
| Aug 11, 11:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer and 6 more | 65 min |
| Aug 11, 12:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and 5 more | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 12:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 24 min |
| Aug 11, 12:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Kanawha, Nicholas, Putnam, Roane | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, Wayne | 44 min |
| Aug 11, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more | 57 min |
| Aug 11, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wayne | 31 min |
| Aug 11, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 1:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Nicholas and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne, Wyoming | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 15 min |
| Aug 11, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 31 min |
| Aug 11, 3:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Nicholas and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne | 79 min |
| Aug 11, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Wood | 34 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell and 4 more | 61 min |
| Aug 11, 6:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 11:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 12:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 118 min |
| Aug 11, 3:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 8 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 8 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Athens | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 9:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 8 hr |
| Aug 11, 9:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington | 8 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 50 min |
| Aug 11, 10:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Vinton | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 10:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 11:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Vinton, Washington | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 32 min |
| Aug 11, 12:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan | 15 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Washington | 22 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Perry | 9 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 4:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RLX | Athens | 39 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 26 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Washington | 28 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Washington | 31 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 16 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 23 min |
| Aug 11, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Martin | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Carter, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 20 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.