Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Northeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Southwestern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Southwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Roane County in central West Virginia... Northern Clay County in north central West Virginia... Southeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 640 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Amma, or 12 miles south of Spencer, moving northeast 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... Spencer, Clendenin, Arnoldsburg, Big Otter, Amma, Wallback, Nebo, Millstone, Harmony, Tariff, Procious, Servia, Mount Zion, Walton, Left Hand, Orma, Looneyville, Ivydale, Nicut and Chloe. This includes Interstate 79 between mile markers 11 and 47.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... CALHOUN, WV ... CLAY, WV ... GILMER, WV ... JACKSON, WV ... KANAWHA, WV ... ROANE, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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.