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Tornado Warning — Grant, WV — Jul 21, 2026

NWS LWX · ETN 21 · National Weather Service warning
Tornado Warning for Grant — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LWX issued a tornado warning at 23:05 UTC on Jul 21, 2026 covering Grant, WV; Hardy, WV. The warning was in effect for 27 minutes, ending at Jul 21, 2026 23:32 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 38.96, -79.17, moving east-southeast at about 29 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 SSE Seneca Rocks Pendleton, WV Unrated Multidirectional tree damage. Large trees uprooted... large limbs snapped on the 400 block of Thunder Rd near Seneca Rocks WV... consistent with rotation signature note (LWX)
2 SE Ruddle Pendleton, WV Unrated Pendleton County Emergency Manager relayed tree damage consistent with tornado damage which corresponds to an eye witness account of a tornado. Damage started on Kiser (LWX)
3 N Timberville Rockingham, VA Unrated Multidirectional tree damage. Large trees uprooted... large limbs snapped on the 19300 block of Mechanicsville Rd near Timberville VA... consistent with rotation signat (LWX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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