Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Allegany County in western Maryland... Northern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Northern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 441 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Romney, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotter reported damage to trees in northwestern Hardy county. 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... Romney, Paw Paw, Fort Ashby, Springfield, Green Spring, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Augusta, Shanks, Patterson Creek, Three Churches, Frenchburg, Headsville, Higginsville, Wagoner, North Branch, Slanesville, Points, Largent and Levels.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MORGAN, WV ... ALLEGANY, MD ... FREDERICK, VA ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Pine Swamp Rd
Keyser, WV 26726
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-788-1821
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