Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Washington County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Allegany County in western Maryland... Northwestern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Inglesmith, or 8 miles north of Paw Paw, moving east at 20 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... Little Orleans, Bellegrove, Forest Park and Lineburg.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... 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