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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0084 Issued by the Charleston Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-04-03 17:45:02 317 WUUS51 KRLX 032244 SVRRLX WVC005-019-039-081-032315- /O.NEW.KRLX.SV.W.0084.250403T2244Z-250403T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Charleston WV 644 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Northwestern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... Southwestern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bald Knob, or 16 miles southeast of Madison, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Van, Whitesville, Bradley, Pax, Naoma, Arnett, Dorothy, Mount Hope, Wharton, Stickney, Artie, Bald Knob, Piney View, Prosperity, Oak Hill, and Powellton. This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 49 and 66. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 7. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3780 8163 3783 8165 3783 8169 3797 8172 3807 8120 3785 8114 3780 8162 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 261DEG 44KT 3790 8158 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 12 Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-04-03 18:02:33 848 WWUS51 KRLX 032302 SVSRLX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 702 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 WVC005-019-039-081-032315- /O.CON.KRLX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-250403T2315Z/ Kanawha WV-Raleigh WV-Fayette WV-Boone WV- 702 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA...NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH...SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES... At 701 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Bradley, or 12 miles northwest of Beckley, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Whitesville, Bradley, Pax, Naoma, Arnett, Dorothy, Mount Hope, Wharton, Stickney, Artie, Bald Knob, Piney View, Prosperity, Oak Hill, and Powellton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3780 8163 3783 8165 3783 8169 3794 8171 3801 8153 3807 8120 3785 8114 3780 8162 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 261DEG 43KT 3793 8131 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 12 Action: Expired Issued At: 2025-04-03 18:12:33 102 WWUS51 KRLX 032311 SVSRLX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 711 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 WVC005-019-039-081-032320- /O.EXP.KRLX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-250403T2315Z/ Kanawha WV-Raleigh WV-Fayette WV-Boone WV- 711 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANAWHA... NORTHWESTERN RALEIGH...SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and was moving out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Charleston West Virginia. && LAT...LON 3780 8163 3783 8165 3783 8169 3794 8171 3801 8153 3807 8120 3785 8114 3780 8162 TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 261DEG 44KT 3795 8117 $$ 12 |