Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 4:37AM EDT until June 18 at 5:15AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 1:37am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Gallia County in southeastern Ohio...
Jackson County in southeastern Ohio...
Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio...
* Until 515 AM EDT.
* At 437 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Piketon, or 8 miles southeast of Waverly, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Wellston, Hamden, Coalton, Petersburg, and Radcliffe.
Instruction:
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 this storm, 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 southeastern
Ohio.
Area Description:
Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Vinton, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov