Full Notification

SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Boyd County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky... Northwestern Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky... Southern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio... West central Mason County in western West Virginia... Central Cabell County in central West Virginia... Northwestern Wayne County in western West Virginia...

* Until 115 AM EDT.

* At 1245 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of South Webster to near Denton, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Crown City, Barboursville, Coalton, Denton, Summit, Waterloo, Hitchins, Burnaugh, Pea Ridge, Ironton, Oldtown, Kenova, Worthington, Ceredo, Aid, Lavalette, Hopewell, Durbin, Bellefonte, and Willard. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 171 and 191. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 20.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOYD, KY ... CARTER, KY ... GREENUP, KY ... LAWRENCE, KY ... GALLIA, OH ... LAWRENCE, OH ... CABELL, WV ... MASON, WV ... WAYNE, WV

Instructions:

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