Full Notification

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Covington in west central Virginia... Southern Alleghany County in west central Virginia... Northeastern Craig County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Rockbridge County in west central Virginia... Northeastern Bedford County in south central Virginia... Botetourt County in west central Virginia... West central Amherst County in central Virginia... Southwestern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Summers County in southeastern West Virginia... Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 130 AM EDT.

* At 1228 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hix to near Natural Bridge, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Lewisburg... Hinton... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte... and Alderson. This includes The following Location The West Virginia State Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGHANY, VA ... AMHERST, VA ... BEDFORD, VA ... BOTETOURT, VA ... CRAIG, VA ... ROCKBRIDGE, VA ... CITY OF COVINGTON, VA ... GREENBRIER, WV ... MONROE, WV ... SUMMERS, WV

Instructions:

Prepare immediately for damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to ground lightning. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.