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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2026, 6:23 PM EDT for Gallia County, Ohio; Mason County, West Virginia. It was in force for 37 min. 4 reports 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 10, 2026, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Gallia County, OH, Mason County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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 10, 6:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Cheshire, OH | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Aug 10, 6:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Ssw Cheshire, OH | Estimated golf ball sized hail reported on social media. Time estimated by radar. |
| Aug 10, 6:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Nne Point Pleasant, WV | Estimated golf ball sized hail at the Mason county fairgrounds reported on social media. Time estimated by radar. |
| Aug 10, 6:37 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 N Point Pleasant, WV | Photo of one and a quarter inch hail on social media. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 10, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 2640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 9.0
The text
As transmitted.
573
WFUS51 KRLX 102223
TORRLX
OHC053-WVC053-102300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0028.260810T2223Z-260810T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
623 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
Northwestern Mason County in western West Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Rutland, moving southeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Point Pleasant and Gallipolis around 625 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cheshire and Henderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3900 8222 3888 8191 3886 8190 3870 8214
3896 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 320DEG 19KT 3896 8221
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
252 follow-up statements
667
WWUS51 KRLX 102234
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
634 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
OHC053-WVC053-102300-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260810T2300Z/
Gallia OH-Mason WV-
634 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GALLIA AND NORTHWESTERN MASON COUNTIES...
At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Point Pleasant, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Point Pleasant and Gallipolis around 640 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Henderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 8217 3887 8192 3886 8190 3871 8213
3892 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 320DEG 19KT 3891 8216
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
25352
WWUS51 KRLX 102253
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
653 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
OHC053-WVC053-102302-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260810T2300Z/
Gallia OH-Mason WV-
653 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GALLIA AND NORTHWESTERN MASON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning is being
allowed to expire. However, large hail and damaging winds remain
likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the
area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT
for southeastern Ohio...and western West Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 8217 3887 8192 3886 8190 3871 8213
3892 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 320DEG 19KT 3888 8213
$$
25What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Aug 10, 3:23 PM EDT, 3 hours earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) A series of systems bring rounds of severe thunderstorms and potential for substantial flash flooding today through Thursday. 2) Briefly drier late Friday into Saturday, then turning active again.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 3:23 PM EDT, 3 hours before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Charleston WV
323 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
High uncertainty regarding timing and locations of a series of
systems this week. A Flood Watch has been issued through
Thursday night due to elevated flash flood potential. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch is also in effect through 8PM tonight.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) A series of systems bring rounds of severe thunderstorms and
potential for substantial flash flooding today through
Thursday.
2) Briefly drier late Friday into Saturday, then turning active
again.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
A ridge of high pressure builds over the Southwest US and then
slides towards the Southeast US mid to late week. Meanwhile, the
Middle Ohio Valley will be entrenched within a west to northwest
flow regime on the periphery of this ridge. Amidst this pattern, a
series of mesoscale convective systems are projected to traverse the
area, bringing rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms as well as
potential for substantial flash flooding.
While both the timing and track of these systems are uncertain,
there is high confidence that the systems will bring impactful
weather to the area today through Thursday.
- Flooding:
Plenty of moisture, evidenced by precipitable water values in the
1.5 to 2 inch range, will support heavy downpours within any
convection that develops this week. These downpours could easily
produce an inch or two of rain in a short amount of time. Training
storms would produce even higher amounts that could result in flash
flooding. The flood risk may be further heightened as systems
continue to roll through over the next couple of days.
Although there is low confidence in where highest rainfall amounts
will accrue, there is high confidence that there will be enough rain
for flooding to develop in the area. Should "worst case" model
scenarios materialize, then significant flooding would be
possible for portions of the area. In addition to the flash
flood threat, river flooding may develop as excessive rainfall
makes its way into local streams and rivers.
A Flood Watch has been issued for the entirety of the forecast area
from this afternoon through Thursday night.
- Severe Thunderstorms:
The aforementioned convective systems are also expected to
usher rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across the area
this week. Damaging winds will be the primary concern, though
the environment could also support a low-end tornado threat, or
potential for marginally severe hail.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
A ridge of high pressure strengthens over the southeast US,
prompting quieter weather late week into the weekend; however,
this reprieve is likely to be short-lived as the ridge is
projected to break down or shift west again early in the new
work week.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Heavy rain and thunderstorms moving through the area will
continue to prompt MVFR or worse conditions at times this
afternoon and evening, and with another possible round overnight
or Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, mainly VFR conditions are
expected to persist outside of storms.
While winds will be light to moderate outside of storms,
occasionally strong gusts in excess of 30 kts will be possible
within any storms.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Medium.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing and duration of storms during the
TAF period.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05
EDT 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H L
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 18Z TUESDAY...
Tuesday through Friday, additional convective complexes favor
daily chances of showers and thunderstorms with MVFR or IFR in
heavy rain. Morning valley fog or low stratus may return after
wetting rains, especially at EKN and other sheltered sites.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...Flood Watch through Friday morning for WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>034-039-040-515>526.
OH...Flood Watch through Friday morning for OHZ066-067-075-076-
083>087.
KY...Flood Watch through Friday morning for KYZ101>103-105.
VA...Flood Watch through Friday morning for VAZ003-004.
&&
DISCUSSION...20
AVIATION...20In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 10, 5:52 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
552 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NNE Marlinton 38.26N 80.07W
08/10/2026 Pocahontas WV 911 Call Center
Tree and lines down on Brush Country Road.
Line on fire. Time estimated from radar.
&&Local storm report, Aug 10, 5:57 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
557 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 E Marlinton 38.22N 79.97W
08/10/2026 Pocahontas WV 911 Call Center
Tree and lines down on intersection of
Luster Shrader Road and Green Acres Road.
Time estimated from radar.
&&Local storm report, Aug 10, 6:04 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
604 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNE Marlinton 38.24N 80.07W
08/10/2026 Pocahontas WV 911 Call Center
Trees down near Brownsburg Road and Brush
Country Road. Time estimated from radar.
&&Local storm report, Aug 10, 6:08 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
608 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 S Snowshoe 38.33N 80.01W
08/10/2026 Pocahontas WV 911 Call Center
Large tree down blocking Route 39 about a
quarter mile west of the old bar on Stamping
Creek Road.
&&Local storm report, Aug 10, 6:13 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
613 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Hillsboro 38.13N 80.21W
08/10/2026 Pocahontas WV 911 Call Center
Tree and lines down on Russell Scott Road
and Elmer Wymer Road. Time estimated from
radar.
&&Local storm report, Aug 10, 6:18 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
618 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 7 S Snowshoe 38.31N 80.01W
08/10/2026 Pocahontas WV 911 Call Center
Trees uprooted in 8000 block of North Edray
Rd behind church.. Power lines also down.
Time estimated from radar.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 11:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 11:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Perry | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 10:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Perry | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 10:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 10:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan | 17 min |
| Aug 10, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 16 min |
| Aug 10, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Morgan, Perry | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 12:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Washington | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 12:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 4 days |
| Aug 10, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Morgan, Perry, Vinton | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Washington | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Vinton | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Washington | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Meigs, Vinton | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Gallia, Meigs, Vinton | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gallia, Meigs | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 5 more | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Roane | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Upshur | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Roane and 1 more | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Roane | 13 min |
| Aug 10, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Clay | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh and 2 more | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Pocahontas, Raleigh | 18 min |
| Aug 10, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Pleasants | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam | 28 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.