Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Garrett County in western Maryland... Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 307 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Elk Garden to near Davis, 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... Moorefield, Petersburg, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Mathias, Burlington, Russelldale, Bean Settlement, Arthur, Hartmansville, New Creek, Seymourville, Lahmansville, Masonville, Lost City, Cabins, Lost River, Hopeville, Delray and Dorcas.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.