Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Loudoun County in northern Virginia... East central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... North central Fauquier County in northern Virginia... The northeastern City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southeastern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 407 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Martinsburg to near Oatlands, moving southwest at 30 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... Leesburg, Winchester, Martinsburg, Charles Town, Millwood Pike, Purcellville, Ranson, Berryville, Inwood, Middleburg, Round Hill, The Plains, Delaplane, Oatlands, Corporation Of Ranson, Bluemont, Marshall, Boyce, Hamilton and Middleway.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, VA ... FAUQUIER, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... LOUDOUN, VA ... CITY OF WINCHESTER, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, 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
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