Active AlertsAid, OH

Special Weather Statement
Issued at Mon 7:20 PM May. 6
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may leadto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safeshelter inside a building or vehicle.

Description

At 719 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from near Lake Vesuvius to near Blaine. Movement waseast at 35 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation ispossible.Locations impacted include...Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Louisa, Coal Grove, Wayne, Chesapeake,Blaine, Beech Fork State Park, Cannonsburg, Lake Vesuvius, YatesvilleLake State Park, Kenova, Catlettsburg, Ceredo, Fort Gay, Webbville,Princess, Coalton, and Denton.This includes the following highways...Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 176 and 191.Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 11.