Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Garrett County in western Maryland... North central Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 513 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of Kitzmiller, or 10 miles east of Bayard, moving north at 15 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... Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Sulphur City, Emoryville, Hartmansville, Mount Pisgah, New Creek, Scherr, Antioch, Bismarck, Mount Storm and Ridgeville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GARRETT, MD ... GRANT, WV ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Grant County Emergency Management & 911
155 Technology Ln
Petersburg, WV 26847
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-257-2140
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