Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in southeastern Ohio... Pleasants County in northwestern West Virginia... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Ritchie County in northwestern West Virginia... Southwestern Doddridge County in northern West Virginia... Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Northwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Southwestern Tyler County in northern West Virginia... Central Roane County in central West Virginia... East central Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Wood County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 905 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Vienna to near Elizabeth to 7 miles west of Spencer, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Parkersburg, Marietta, Belpre, Spencer, Harrisville, St. Marys, Glenville, Elizabeth, Grantsville, Vienna, Williamstown, Pennsboro, Belmont, Mineralwells, Arnoldsburg, Cedar Creek State Park, North Bend State Park, Boaz, Newport and North Hills. This includes the following highways... Interstate 77 in West Virginia near mile marker 128, and between mile markers 161 and 186. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 5 and 50.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, OH ... BRAXTON, WV ... CALHOUN, WV ... DODDRIDGE, WV ... GILMER, WV ... JACKSON, WV ... PLEASANTS, WV ... RITCHIE, WV ... ROANE, WV ... TYLER, WV ... WIRT, WV ... WOOD, 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.