Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... North central Rockingham County in western Virginia... East central Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... Southeastern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... South central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 350 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Moorefield to 7 miles south of Rough Run, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.

* Locations impacted include... Moorefield, Petersburg, Rough Run, Mount Jackson, Wardensville, Basye-Bryce Mountain, Mathias, Basye, Bean Settlement, Shenandoah Caverns, Bergton, Masonville, Perry, Lost City, Lost River, Dorcas, Fisher, Baker, Brake and Mccauley.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ROCKINGHAM, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... GRANT, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, WV ... PENDLETON, 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 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.