Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Wednesday
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... Western Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 920 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Lake Gordon, or 9 miles east of Cumberland, 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... Cumberland, Paw Paw, Ridgeley, Wiley Ford, Great Cacapon, Flintstone, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Little Orleans, Lineburg, Pleasant Valley, Fishers Bridge, Pumpkin Center, North Branch, Magnolia, Wolfe Mill, Forest Park, Bellegrove, Green Ridge and Largent.
* 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