Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland... Northwestern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Southwestern Frederick County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Northeastern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1124 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brunswick, or 9 miles southeast of Shepherdstown, 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... Germantown, Frederick, Damascus, Poolesville, Ballenger Creek, Brunswick, Braddock Heights, Harpers Ferry, Boyds, Point Of Rocks, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Adamstown, Jefferson, Lovettsville, Buckeystown, Rosemont, Rohrersville, Barnesville and Burkittsville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FREDERICK, MD ... MONTGOMERY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... LOUDOUN, VA ... JEFFERSON, 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