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Jefferson County HSEM
Thursday March 31st, 2022 :: 05:21 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Central Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... South central Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Central Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 519 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Paw Paw to 8 miles north of Star Tannery to near Wardensville, moving east at 50 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... Winchester, Martinsburg, Charles Town, Millwood Pike, Ranson, Berryville, Inwood, Stephens City, Star Tannery, Boyce, Middleway, Capon Bridge, High View, Cedar Grove, Clear Brook, Ridgeway, Bunker Hill, Bloomery, Stephenson and Cross Junction.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... CITY OF WINCHESTER, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV ... MORGAN, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290

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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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