[W8MWA] BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning

[Jeffrey Fritz]

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
420 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West Central Marion County in northern West Virginia...
  Central Wetzel County in northern West Virginia...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pine Grove,
  or 8 miles southeast of New Martinsville, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
           roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mannington, Pine Grove, Jacksonburg, Smithfield, Big Run, Folsom,
  Reader, Curtisville, Porters Falls and Grangeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.



TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH