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Upshur County DHSEM
Wednesday May 20th, 2026 :: 07:31 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM

SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Southern Barbour County in northeastern West Virginia... Southeastern Harrison County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 731 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Rock Cave, or 8 miles southwest of Buckhannon, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Elkins, Buckhannon, Weston, Audra State Park, Belington, Stonewall Jackson, Rock Cave, Junior, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Volga, Lorentz, Century, Alton, Walkersville, Ellamore, Tallmansville, Overhill, Hodgesville, Horner, and French Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 87 and 105. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 35.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... UPSHUR, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Upshur County DHSEM
181 Pallottine Dr
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-472-4983

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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