Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Sunday
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... Northern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 758 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Inglesmith to 8 miles east of Fort Ashby, moving east at 10 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... Paw Paw, Great Cacapon, Little Orleans, Forest Park, Lineburg, Bellegrove, Fishers Bridge, Pumpkin Center, Green Ridge and Magnolia.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... HAMPSHIRE, 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