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Jefferson County HSEM
Friday July 1st, 2022 :: 11:58 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:45PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...

* Until 1245 PM EDT.

* At 1156 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest of Greenwood, moving east at 20 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... Inwood, Brucetown, Gainesboro, Cedar Grove, Clear Brook, Ridgeway, Bunker Hill, Stephenson, Wadesville, Cross Junction, Cedar Hill, Gore and Whitacre.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FREDERICK, VA ... BERKELEY, 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

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