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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 354, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2026, 7:21 PM EDT for McDowell County, Wyoming County, West Virginia. It was in force for 24 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 27, 2026, 7:21 PM EDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2026, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties McDowell County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | McDowell | 33 min |
| Aug 27, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wyoming | 31 min |
Nearby
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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.