Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Washington County in north central Maryland... Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Warren County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Central Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southeastern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 200 PM EST.
* At 115 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Berkeley Springs to near Star Tannery to near Mathias, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 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... Hagerstown, Winchester, Martinsburg, Strasburg, Woodstock, Millwood Pike, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Inwood, Paramount-Long Meadow, Wilson-Conococheague, Williamsport, Stephens City, Wardensville, Mathias, Star Tannery, Long Meadow, Basye-Bryce Mountain, Saint James, Berkeley and Halfway.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, MD ... CLARKE, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... WARREN, VA ... CITY OF WINCHESTER, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, 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