Severe Thunderstorm Watch 05/16/2025 20:32 for Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia areas

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 11:32PM EDT until May 17 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 16, 2025 - 8:32pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2025 - 2:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 273 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO WASHINGTON IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BUCHANAN DICKENSON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE TAYLOR WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BARBOUR DODDRIDGE HARRISON LEWIS PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH RITCHIE TYLER UPSHUR WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA MCDOWELL RALEIGH WYOMING THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BECKLEY, BELINGTON, BELMONT, BELPRE, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, BRIDGEPORT, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSBURG, CLAY, CLINTWOOD, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, DAVENPORT, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, GARY, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRAFTON, GRANTSVILLE, GRUNDY, HARRISVILLE, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HURLEY, MADISON, MARIETTA, MARLINTON, MIDDLEBOURNE, MULLENS, OAK HILL, OCEANA, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PHILIPPI, PINEVILLE, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, VANSANT, VIENNA, WAR, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELCH, WEST UNION, AND WESTON.
Area Description: 
Washington, OH; Buchanan, VA; Dickenson, VA; Barbour, WV; Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Doddridge, WV; Fayette, WV; Gilmer, WV; Harrison, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lewis, WV; McDowell, WV; Nicholas, WV; Pleasants, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Raleigh, WV; Randolph, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Taylor, WV; Tyler, WV; Upshur, WV; Webster, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV; Wyoming, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV