THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 236 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO GALLIA LAWRENCE IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BUCHANAN DICKENSON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LEWIS POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH UPSHUR WIRT IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM RALEIGH WYOMING IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, BECKLEY, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLAY, CLINTWOOD, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, DAVENPORT, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, GALLIPOLIS, GARY, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, GRUNDY, HAMLIN, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURLEY, HURRICANE, IRONTON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOGAN, LOUISA, MADISON, MAN, MARLINTON, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OCEANA, PINEVILLE, POINT PLEASANT, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, SAINT ALBANS, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VANSANT, WAR, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELCH, WESTON, WILLIAMSON, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.