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Allegany County Government
Thursday March 31st, 2022 :: 03:26 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 324 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rawling, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported quarter-size hail in Keyser at 320 PM EDT. 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, Bel Air, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Eckhart Mines, Rawlings, Ellerslie, Corriganville, Flintstone, Spring Gap, Patterson Creek, Pleasant Valley, Pinto, Short Gap, North Branch and Brady.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... MINERAL, 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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