Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Washington County in north central Maryland... Southeastern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 323 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Berkeley Springs, or 9 miles south of Hancock, moving east at 10 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... Falling Waters, Clear Spring, Hedgesville, Big Spring, Big Pool, Tomahawk, Johnsontown, Shanghai, Jones Springs and Oakland.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, MD ... BERKELEY, WV ... MORGAN, 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