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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 5:34PM EDT until October 14 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Doddridge, WV; Ritchie, WV. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 21:34 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 21:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Charleston WV · Doddridge, WV; Ritchie, WV
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
14 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
14 October 2026 at 21:34 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 534 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pennsboro, or 7 miles east of Harrisville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harrisville, Pennsboro, North Bend State Park, Ellenboro, Pullman, Greenwood, Pike, Berea, and Highland.

Instructions in this archived message

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 5:10PM EDT until October 14 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 5:34PM EDT until October 14 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 21:10 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 21:34 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 21:10 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 21:34 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 21:10 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 21:34 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Doddridge, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV

    After

    Doddridge, WV; Ritchie, WV

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Doddridge, WV; Pleasants, WV; Ritchie, WV. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Doddridge, WV; Ritchie, WV. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia... Central Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... West central Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 509 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near North Bend State Park, or 8 miles south of St. Marys, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Harrisville, Pennsboro, North Bend State Park, Ellenboro, Cairo, Pullman, Greenwood, Nutter Farm, Maxwell, Schultz, Pike, Berea, and Highland. This includes Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 25 and 49.

    After

    At 534 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pennsboro, or 7 miles east of Harrisville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harrisville, Pennsboro, North Bend State Park, Ellenboro, Pullman, Greenwood, Pike, Berea, and Highland.

    Official instructions
    Before

    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.

    After

    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28ec8a82e4e5385d5956457d7df04a28f390cb2f.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.180d5f36d9eb490f0a3f600608fbddbba9251d67.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 21:34 UTC

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 21:13 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 5:10PM EDT until October 14 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 21:10 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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