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Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Wednesday July 22nd, 2020 :: 12:22 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:00PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Northwestern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 100 PM EDT.

* At 1221 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kitzmiller to 10 miles southeast of Bayard to 8 miles east of Davis, moving east at 25 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... Moorefield, Romney, Burlington, Russelldale, Bean Settlement, Arthur, Hartmansville, Seymourville, Lahmansville, Fisher, Medley, Kline Gap, Williamsport, Junction, Maysville, Old Fields, Purgitsville, Martin, Scherr and Antioch.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, WV ... GRANT, WV ... HARDY, 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

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