Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Saturday
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky... Southern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... Northwestern Cabell County in central West Virginia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 928 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lake Vesuvius to near Ironton to near Naples, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Coal Grove, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Lake Vesuvius, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Naples, Flatwoods, South Point, Russell, Vernon, Waterloo, Raceland, Worthington, Burlington, and Wurtland. This includes Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 7 and 10.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOYD, KY ... GREENUP, KY ... GALLIA, OH ... LAWRENCE, OH ... CABELL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging wind and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Greenup County E-911
301 Main St
Greenup, KY 41144
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 606-473-1411
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GCE911 followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning