Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Allegany County in western Maryland...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Cumberland, moving north at 10 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... Cumberland, Wiley Ford, Flintstone, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Wolfe Mill, Pleasant Valley, Pumpkin Center and North Branch.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD
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