Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Southern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Rockingham County in western Virginia... Southern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Warren County in northwestern Virginia... North central Page County in northwestern Virginia... The southwestern City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... Southeastern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 1115 PM EST.
* At 1028 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles southwest of Romney to 6 miles north of Upper Tract, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
* Locations impacted include... Winchester, Front Royal, Strasburg, Woodstock, Moorefield, Petersburg, Millwood Pike, Rough Run, Berryville, Broadway, Timberville, Mount Jackson, Stephens City, Wardensville, Basye-Bryce Mountain, Upper Tract, Mathias, Star Tannery, New Market and Middletown.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HARDY, WV ... PAGE, VA ... CLARKE, VA ... PENDLETON, WV ... FREDERICK, VA ... CITY OF WINCHESTER, VA ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... GRANT, WV ... WARREN, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... ROCKINGHAM, VA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Grant County Emergency Management & 911
155 Technology Ln
Petersburg, WV 26847
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-257-2140
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning