Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Allegany County in western Maryland... West central Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Northern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 438 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paw Paw, moving northeast at 50 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... Paw Paw, Green Spring, Oldtown, Levels, Green Ridge and Magnolia.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, WV ... MORGAN, 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