Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 449 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cumberland, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 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... Cumberland, La Vale, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Ellerslie, Corriganville, Flintstone, Spring Gap, Patterson Creek, Pleasant Valley, Pumpkin Center, North Branch, Brady and Wolfe Mill.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MINERAL, WV ... ALLEGANY, MD
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