SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Calhoun County in north central West Virginia... East central Cabell County in central West Virginia... Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Putnam County in western West Virginia... Southwestern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia... Northwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia... Northeastern Lincoln County in central West Virginia... Southeastern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia... Roane County in central West Virginia... Northern Clay County in north central West Virginia... Southeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia... Northeastern Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1209 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sandyville to 11 miles west of Buffalo, moving south at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Charleston, Nitro, Spencer, Winfield, Grantsville, Clay, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Sissonville, Chesapeake, Eleanor, Marmet, Belle, Clendenin, Cedar Grove, Poca, and East Bank. This includes the following highways... Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 52, and between mile markers 69 and 76. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 128. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 30 and 57. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 83 and 95. Route 119 between mile markers 61 and 80.
Safety 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.
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