Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky... Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Perry County in southeastern Ohio... Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... Southwestern Morgan County in southeastern Ohio... Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Athens County in southeastern Ohio... Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Mason County in western West Virginia... Cabell County in central West Virginia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 726 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Groveport to near Piketon to 6 miles northeast of Vanceburg, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Huntington, Athens, Ashland, Ironton, Jackson, Wellston, Nelsonville, New Lexington, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Coal Grove, Pomeroy, Glouster, Mcarthur, Oak Hill, Rio Grande, Albany, Chesapeake, Racine and Shawnee. This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 11 and 27.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOYD, KY ... GREENUP, KY ... ATHENS, OH ... GALLIA, OH ... JACKSON, OH ... LAWRENCE, OH ... MEIGS, OH ... MORGAN, OH ... PERRY, OH ... VINTON, OH ... CABELL, WV ... MASON, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.