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Grant County Emergency Management & 911
Wednesday June 8th, 2022 :: 11:14 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Allegany County in western Maryland... Southern Garrett County in western Maryland... Northern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Northwestern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until midnight EDT.

* At 1111 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kingwood to 6 miles southeast of Rowlesburg to 7 miles west of Parsons, moving east at 60 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... Keyser, Moorefield, Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Westernport, Bayard, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Loch Lynn Heights, Deer Park, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Barton, Franklin, Luke, Redhouse, Hutton, Gorman, Deep Creek Lake State Park and Crellin.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... GRANT, WV ... HARDY, WV ... MINERAL, WV

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Grant County Emergency Management & 911
155 Technology Ln
Petersburg, WV 26847

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-257-2140

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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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