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Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Thursday August 27th, 2020 :: 02:52 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grantsville, or near Bittinger, moving east at 35 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, Mount Savage, Rawlings, Ellerslie, Barton, Corriganville, Midland, Midlothian, Flintstone and Woodland.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... MINERAL, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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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