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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Charleston, WV

April 1, 20265 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 30 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: Apr 1, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 221 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 921 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 Apr 1, 2:25 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 2:25 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 8:56 AM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
856 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

WVZ013-025-026-011330-
Boone WV-Lincoln WV-Logan WV-
856 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN
LOGAN AND WEST CENTRAL BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT...

At 856 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Harts, or 16 miles northwest of Logan, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Spurlockville, Gill, Harts, Alkol, Turtle Creek, and Mud.

This includes Route 119 between mile markers 47 and 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 8222 3802 8220 3805 8219 3805 8221
      3807 8221 3807 8223 3821 8192 3802 8186
      3797 8222 3800 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 1256Z 249DEG 23KT 3804 8217

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

20

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 12:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1227 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

VAZ004-WVZ033-011645-
Buchanan VA-McDowell WV-
1227 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BUCHANAN AND
CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT...

At 1227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of War, or 14 miles east of Grundy, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Welch, Gary, War, Davy, Bradshaw, Coalwood, Avondale, Jolo, and
Cucumber.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 8195 3750 8160 3724 8151 3724 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 255DEG 25KT 3731 8184

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

20

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
127 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

WVZ033-011745-
McDowell WV-
127 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

At 126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Northfork, or 9 miles southeast of Welch, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Gary, Northfork, Keystone, Anawalt, Maybeury, and Jenkinjones.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3732 8154 3746 8143 3746 8139 3744 8137
      3743 8134 3743 8133 3742 8131 3733 8137
      3732 8137 3732 8140 3728 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 264DEG 18KT 3736 8144

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

20

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
129 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

WVZ033-011745-
McDowell WV-
129 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

At 129 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Northfork, or 9 miles southeast of Welch, moving northeast at 15 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...
Gary, Anawalt, Maybeury, and Jenkinjones.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3727 8144 3736 8151 3740 8133 3736 8135
      3733 8137 3732 8137 3732 8140 3728 8141
      3727 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 240DEG 13KT 3735 8144

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

11

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:36 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
136 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

KYZ105-WVZ005-011800-
Lawrence KY-Wayne WV-
136 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

At 135 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ulysses, or 9 miles northwest of Inez, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Louisa, Fort Gay, Dunlow, Ulysses, Charley, Gallup, Crum, Clifford,
and Glenhayes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3815 8257 3804 8243 3791 8240 3790 8245
      3791 8247 3790 8248 3792 8248 3793 8250
      3794 8249 3795 8250 3796 8254 3795 8258
      3793 8258 3792 8260 3789 8260 3788 8265
      3791 8272 3799 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 240DEG 13KT 3795 8268

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

11

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:42 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
142 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

KYZ105-WVZ005-011800-
Lawrence KY-Wayne WV-
142 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

At 141 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ulysses, or 9 miles northwest of Inez, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Louisa, Fort Gay, Dunlow, Ulysses, Charley, Gallup, Clifford, and
Glenhayes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3815 8257 3804 8243 3797 8242 3791 8245
      3791 8247 3792 8248 3793 8250 3794 8249
      3795 8250 3796 8254 3795 8258 3793 8258
      3792 8260 3789 8260 3788 8264 3791 8272
      3799 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 240DEG 13KT 3796 8266

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 8:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wayne	24 min
Apr 1, 8:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lincoln	34 min
Apr 1, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	18 min
Apr 1, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	18 min
Apr 1, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	McDowell	16 min
Apr 1, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wayne	28 min
Apr 1, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne	24 min
Apr 1, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	25 min
Apr 1, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Lincoln, Logan	30 min
Apr 1, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Harrison, Taylor	31 min
Apr 1, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Logan, Mingo	27 min
Apr 1, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	25 min
Apr 1, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming	46 min
Apr 1, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boone	43 min
Apr 1, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	44 min
Apr 1, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	24 min
Apr 1, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	28 min
Apr 1, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wyoming	23 min
Apr 1, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Fayette, McDowell, Raleigh, Wyoming	38 min
Apr 1, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Fayette	24 min
Apr 1, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	31 min
Apr 1, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Pleasants, Wood	32 min
Apr 1, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	31 min
Apr 1, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Wood	37 min
Apr 1, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	80 min
Apr 1, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler	35 min
Apr 1, 5:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Wood	3 hr
Apr 1, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	33 min
Apr 1, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	33 min
Apr 1, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	52 min
Apr 1, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wood	35 min
Apr 1, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Harrison	16 min
Apr 1, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Wirt, Wood	52 min
Apr 1, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Tyler	35 min
Apr 1, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Jackson, Mason	35 min
Apr 1, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler	38 min
Apr 1, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Wirt	36 min
Apr 1, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson	32 min
Apr 1, 6:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood	3 hr
Apr 1, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge	29 min
Apr 1, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	43 min
Apr 1, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie	53 min
Apr 1, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Ritchie, Wirt	36 min
Apr 1, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Doddridge, Harrison, Tyler	35 min
Apr 1, 7:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Mason	3 hr
Apr 1, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Mason	34 min
Apr 1, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Taylor	48 min
Apr 1, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood	26 min
Apr 1, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	24 min
Apr 1, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	15 min
Apr 1, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	26 min
Apr 1, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Morgan, Washington	18 min
Apr 1, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	15 min
Apr 1, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Perry	32 min
Apr 1, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Morgan	27 min
Apr 1, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Athens, Morgan, Washington	33 min
Apr 1, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RLX	Morgan, Washington	29 min
Apr 1, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Athens	24 min
Apr 1, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Washington	14 min
Apr 1, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Meigs	27 min
Apr 1, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia, Lawrence	36 min
Apr 1, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Gallia	31 min
Apr 1, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	47 min
Apr 1, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	24 min
Apr 1, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	18 min
Apr 1, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Boyd	32 min
Apr 1, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	41 min
Apr 1, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter	32 min
Apr 1, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Carter	38 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.