THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 321 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA NICHOLAS WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA FAYETTE MCDOWELL RALEIGH WYOMING THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BECKLEY, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, GARY, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, MARLINTON, MULLENS, OAK HILL, OCEANA, PINEVILLE, RICHWOOD, SUMMERSVILLE, WAR, WEBSTER SPRINGS, AND WELCH.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FAYETTE, WV ... MCDOWELL, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... POCAHONTAS, WV ... RALEIGH, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... WEBSTER, WV ... WYOMING, WV
