Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... East central Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky... Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Cabell County in central West Virginia... Northern Wayne County in western West Virginia...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 159 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Greenup to 9 miles north of Proctorville, moving southeast 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, Coal Grove, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Beech Fork State Park, Lake Vesuvius, Barboursville, Kenova, Milton, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Greenup, Ona, Culloden, Flatwoods, South Point, Russell and Raceland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 187 and 191. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 32.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, WV ... GREENUP, KY ... CABELL, WV ... LAWRENCE, OH ... BOYD, KY
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
Address/Location
Greenup County E-911
301 Main St
Greenup, KY 41144
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 606-473-1411
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GCE911 followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning