Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT for Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 63 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
- Jul 4, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT (17:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Salem | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 2:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 61 min |
| Jul 4, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 3:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Covington | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge | 63 min |
| Jul 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 106 min |
| Jul 4, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 4 more | 56 min |
| Jul 4, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Pittsylvania and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jul 4, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 64 min |
| Jul 4, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 27 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.