Full Notification

At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Glenville to Dry Creek. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Beckley, Summersville, Fayetteville, Glenville, Rainelle, Sutton, Babcock State Park, Oak Hill, Mount Hope, Mabscott, Ansted, Sophia, Gassaway, Piney View, Birch River, Prosperity, Crab Orchard, Dry Creek, Macarthur, and Bradley. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 47 and 92. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 36 and 50. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 120 and 137. Route 19 between mile markers 1 and 68. Route 33 between mile markers 3 and 5.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY ... BRAXTON ... GILMER ... LEWIS ... NORTHWEST RALEIGH ... SOUTHEAST RALEIGH ... NORTHWEST FAYETTE ... SOUTHEAST 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. One or more of these storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern, southeastern, north central and northeastern West Virginia.