Severe Thunderstorm Warning by NWS

• Effective: 2024-06-29 22:11:00 EDT
• Expires: 2024-06-29 22:30:00 EDT
• Urgency: Immediate
• Severity: Severe
• Certainty: Observed
• Instruction: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
• Target Area: Gallia, OH; Lawrence, OH; Cabell, WV; Lincoln, WV; Mason, WV; Putnam, WV; Wayne, WV

Severe thunderstorms were detected at 10:10 PM EDT, stretching from northwest of Milton to Ona, and reaching Beech Fork State Park, advancing eastward at a speed of 40 mph. The storms pose a threat with potential 60 mph wind gusts and hail the size of pennies. Radar has confirmed these conditions, which could lead to damage to structures and vegetation. Affected areas include Huntington, Hamlin, Proctorville, and several others in the vicinity. Residents should brace for possible impacts to roofs, siding, and trees.

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