Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... Southeastern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Northeastern Clay County in north central West Virginia...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 109 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Gassaway, or 10 miles west of Sutton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville, Flatwoods, Sand Fork, Shock, Frametown, Strange Creek, Wilsie, Servia, Rosedale, Stouts Mills, Exchange, Little Birch, Heaters, Nicut, Cedarville, and Centralia. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 45 and 79. Route 19 between mile markers 64 and 68.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BRAXTON, WV ... CALHOUN, WV ... CLAY, WV ... GILMER, WV

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for southeastern, north central and northeastern West Virginia. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for southeastern, north central and northeastern West Virginia.