Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:00PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... West central Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southwestern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 100 PM EDT.
* At 1210 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paw Paw, 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... Martinsburg, Greenwood, Inwood, Winebrenners Cross, Glengary, Shanghai, Gerrardstown, Vanville, Ridgeway, Bunker Hill, Bloomery, Arden, Largent, Valley High, Unger, Martinsburg Airport and Ridge.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FREDERICK, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... JEFFERSON, 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