Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland... Northern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 1053 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Berkeley Springs, or 9 miles northwest of Martinsburg, moving southeast at 50 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, Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Ranson, Boonsboro, Harpers Ferry, Kearneysville, Corporation Of Ranson, Berkeley, Keedysville, Bolivar, Falling Waters, Sharpsburg, Shenandoah Junction, Fairplay, Hedgesville, Rohrersville, Gapland, Brownsville and Antietam.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, MD ... BERKELEY, 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