Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky... Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Cabell County in central West Virginia... Northern Wayne County in western West Virginia...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 759 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Letitia to near Grayson to near Little Sandy, moving east at 30 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... Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Grayson, Louisa, Coal Grove, Wayne, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Blaine, Beech Fork State Park, Cannonsburg, Lake Vesuvius, Grayson Lake State Park, Yatesville Lake State Park, Barboursville, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo and Greenup. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 167 and 191. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 16.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, WV ... GREENUP, KY ... CABELL, WV ... GALLIA, OH ... CARTER, KY ... LAWRENCE, KY ... LAWRENCE, OH ... BOYD, KY

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Charleston West Virginia. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.