Full Notification

At 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Gassaway to 6 miles southeast of Clay to near Smithers to Van. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Summersville, Fayetteville, Clay, Oak Hill, Montgomery, Chesapeake, Ansted, Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Pratt, Camden-On-gauley, Van, Birch River, Burnwell, Powellton, Glen, and Hawks Nest State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 39 and 60. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 52 and 86. Route 19 between mile markers 9 and 68.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KANAWHA ... LOGAN ... BOONE ... CLAY ... BRAXTON ... NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... NORTHWEST NICHOLAS ... SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS ... NORTHWEST WEBSTER

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on small creeks and streams, and ponding of water in urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.