Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 426 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Ridgeley to near Bel Air, moving east at 15 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... Cumberland, Frostburg, Bel Air, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Eckhart Mines, Rawlings, Barton, Midland, Midlothian, Woodland, Spring Gap, Patterson Creek, Pinto and Short Gap.
* 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