Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Rockingham County in western Virginia... Central Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... South central Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 529 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Franklin, moving east 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... Franklin, Brandywine, Upper Tract, Brushy Run, Yankeetown, Riverton, Deer Run, Circleville, Bergton, Ruddle, Seneca Rocks, Milam, Oak Flat, Brake and Criders.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ROCKINGHAM, VA ... GRANT, WV ... HARDY, WV ... PENDLETON, 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
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