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Upshur County DHSEM
Saturday July 4th, 2026 :: 03:31 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Lewis County in northern West Virginia... Northeastern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Upshur County in northeastern West Virginia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of Rock Cave, or 13 miles south of Weston, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Rock Cave, Walkersville, Kanawha Head, Ireland, Eden, Sand Run, Cleveland, Horner, and Falls Mills. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 83 and 91. Route 33 between mile markers 2 and 4.

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

Instructions:

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 nature's 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.

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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