Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... North central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until noon EDT.
* At 1120 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Westernport, moving east at 45 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... Cumberland, Westernport, Bel Air, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Rawlings, Springfield, Barton, Midland, Midlothian, Franklin, Green Spring, Woodland, Oldtown, Luke and Spring Gap.
* 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
Allegany County Government
701 Kelly Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 301-777-2526
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