Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM
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... East central Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... North central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 520 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Ashby, or 9 miles southeast of Bel Air, moving northeast at 40 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, Fort Ashby, Springfield, Green Spring, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Little Orleans, Lineburg, Wagoner, Pumpkin Center, Forest Park, Bellegrove and Green Ridge.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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