Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Southern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Northwestern Webster County in northeastern West Virginia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gassaway, or 8 miles west of Sutton, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Sutton, Gassaway, Birch River, Cowen, Diana, Frametown, Strange Creek, Wilsie, Servia, Boggs, Little Birch, Centralia and Erbacon. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 45 and 66. Route 19 between mile markers 58 and 68.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... WEBSTER, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.