Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Allegany County in western Maryland... East central Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... North central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 517 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Ashby, or 9 miles southeast of Bel Air, moving northeast at 40 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... Fort Ashby, Springfield, Green Spring, Flintstone, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Little Orleans, Wagoner, Pumpkin Center, Points, Levels, Wapocomo and Green Ridge.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... HAMPSHIRE, 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