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Allegany County Government
Sunday July 11th, 2021 :: 08:29 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:15PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Washington County in north central Maryland... Eastern Allegany County in western Maryland... Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northwestern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 828 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Warfordsburg to Paw Paw, 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... Hancock, Berkeley Springs, Great Cacapon, Johnsons Mill, Omps, Valley View, Fishers Bridge, Spohrs Crossroads, Oakland, Spruce Pine Hollow, Rock Gap, Stotlers Crossroads, Highland Ridge, Smith Crossroads, Berryville, New Hope, Sleepy Creek and Shady Grove.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... BERKELEY, WV ... 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

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