THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 457 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON NICHOLAS TAYLOR WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BARBOUR HARRISON LEWIS POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH UPSHUR IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA FAYETTE RALEIGH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BECKLEY, BELINGTON, BRIDGEPORT, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CLARKSBURG, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, GASSAWAY, GRAFTON, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, MARLINTON, OAK HILL, PHILIPPI, RICHWOOD, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, WEBSTER SPRINGS, AND WESTON.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBOUR, WV ... BRAXTON, WV ... FAYETTE, WV ... HARRISON, WV ... LEWIS, WV ... NICHOLAS, WV ... POCAHONTAS, WV ... RALEIGH, WV ... RANDOLPH, WV ... TAYLOR, WV ... UPSHUR, WV ... WEBSTER, WV
