Kentucky, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/22/2026 13:51

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 22 at 4:51PM EDT until August 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 22, 2026 - 1:51pm
Expires: 
August 22, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD CARTER GREENUP LAWRENCE IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CLAY IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE KANAWHA LINCOLN PUTNAM IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, CEREDO, CHARLESTON, CLAY, FLATWOODS, GASSAWAY, GRAYSON, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, HAMLIN, HARTS, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, KENOVA, LOUISA, MADISON, OLIVE HILL, RACELAND, RUSSELL, SAINT ALBANS, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, WAYNE, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.
Area Description: 
Boyd, KY; Carter, KY; Greenup, KY; Lawrence, KY; Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Cabell, WV; Clay, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lincoln, WV; Putnam, WV; Wayne, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov