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Upshur County DHSEM
Wednesday May 27th, 2026 :: 04:45 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Northeastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Western Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... North central Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Stonewall Jackson, or 10 miles southwest of Weston, moving east at 30 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... Buckhannon, Weston, Glenville, Stonewall Jackson, Rock Cave, Burnsville, Sand Fork, Camden, Baldwin, Lorentz, Stouts Mills, Sand Run, Cleveland, Walkersville, Alum Bridge, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Linn, Horner, and Falls Mills. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 74 and 101. Route 33 between mile markers 1 and 15.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... GILMER, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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