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Grant County Emergency Management & 911
Tuesday May 4th, 2021 :: 01:49 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... North central Rockingham County in western Virginia... Northeastern Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... Southeastern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 148 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rough Run, moving east at 35 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... Rough Run, Basye-Bryce Mountain, Mathias, Basye, Masonville, Orkney Springs, Milam, Lost City, Lost River, Landes, Dorcas and Brake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ROCKINGHAM, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... GRANT, WV ... HARDY, WV ... PENDLETON, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Grant County Emergency Management & 911
155 Technology Ln
Petersburg, WV 26847

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-257-2140

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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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