Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 16 at 1:08PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 586 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN PERRY VINTON WASHINGTON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE TAYLOR WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BARBOUR DODDRIDGE HARRISON LEWIS PLEASANTS RANDOLPH RITCHIE TYLER UPSHUR WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN PUTNAM RALEIGH IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ATHENS, BECKLEY, BELINGTON, BELMONT, BELPRE, BRIDGEPORT, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSBURG, CLAY, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, CROOKSVILLE, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRAFTON, GRANTSVILLE, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, LAKE VESUVIUS, MADISON, MARIETTA, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, NEW HAVEN, NEW LEXINGTON, OAK HILL, OAK HILL, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PHILIPPI, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOMERSET, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELLSTON, WEST UNION, AND WESTON.

Issued by NWS Charleston WV; in effect until Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT.

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