THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NELSONVILLE, GLOUSTER, ATHENS AND ALBANY UNTIL 600 PM.
AT 458 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF NEW LEXINGTON TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE HOPE STATE PARK TO 15 MILES WEST OF JACKSON OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PERRY STATE FOREST TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOGAN TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAVERLY, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 71 MPH WERE REPORTED IN COLUMBUS WITH THESE STORMS. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS, SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1800-401-9535, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG, NWSRLX.
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