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Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Sunday November 15th, 2020 :: 03:39 p.m. EST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... Garrett County in western Maryland... Northwestern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Central Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 445 PM EST.

* At 337 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Uniontown to 6 miles east of Brookhaven to Grafton, moving east at 40 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, Keyser, Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Westernport, Bel Air, Bayard, Bittinger, La Vale, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Grantsville, Loch Lynn Heights, Friendsville, Deer Park, Accident, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller and Cresaptown.

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