Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Washington County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Allegany County in western Maryland... Northwestern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Northern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 520 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Fort Ashby, or 8 miles southeast of Cumberland, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Green Spring, Flintstone, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Little Orleans, Forest Park, Bellegrove, Wagoner and Pumpkin Center.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MORGAN, WV ... ALLEGANY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... 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