- Thursday June 18th, 2026 :: 07:17 a.m. EDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45AM 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Randolph County in northeastern West Virginia... Eastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia... Eastern Roane County in central West Virginia... Webster County in northeastern West Virginia... Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Southwestern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Southeastern Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Clay County in north central West Virginia... Northern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Boone County in central West Virginia...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 716 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Glenville to Glen to near Van, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Summersville, Fayetteville, Richwood, Sutton, Clay, Webster Springs, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Marmet, Ansted, Belle, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Gassaway, Glasgow, Smithers, Addison (Webster Springs), Mill Creek, and Gauley Bridge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 19 and 78. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 68 and 89. Route 19 between mile markers 16 and 68.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOONE, WV ... BRAXTON, WV ... CALHOUN, WV ... CLAY, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... GILMER, WV ... KANAWHA, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... ROANE, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for central, southeastern, north central and northeastern West Virginia.
Address/Location
Nicholas County Div of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
511 Church St
Summersville, WV 26651
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-872-7892
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NICHOLAS followed by your message, to 888777
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
