Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... Garrett County in western Maryland... Northwestern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 707 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from La Vale to near Kingwood, moving south 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... Frostburg, Keyser, Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Westernport, Bel Air, Bayard, Bittinger, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Loch Lynn Heights, Deer Park, Accident, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Cresaptown, Eckhart Mines, Mount Savage, Rawlings and Barton.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... GRANT, WV ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Pine Swamp Rd
Keyser, WV 26726
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-788-1821
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