Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Nicholas County in southeastern West Virginia... Central Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... North central Wyoming County in southern West Virginia... Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 800 AM EDT.

* At 734 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Powellton to 7 miles northwest of Bradley to 10 miles southeast of Bald Knob, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Beckley, Fayetteville, Richwood, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Sophia, Gauley Bridge, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, Bradley, Shady Spring, Powellton, Hawks Nest State Park, Beaver, Piney View, and Stanaford. This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 35 and 63. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 137. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 35.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAYETTE, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... RALEIGH, WV ... WYOMING, WV

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for central, southern and southeastern West Virginia.