For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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.

The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Perry County in southeastern Ohio... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 853 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thornport, or 7 miles northwest of Somerset, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... New Lexington, Somerset, Perry State Forest, Thornville, Junction City and Glenford. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH