Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Allegany County in western Maryland... East central Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... North central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Ashby, or 7 miles east of Keyser, moving east at 20 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... Fort Ashby, Springfield, Green Spring, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Reeses Mill, Points, Patterson Creek, Higginsville and Wagoner.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Allegany County Government
701 Kelly Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 301-777-2526
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