Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Page County in northwestern Virginia... East central Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Northeastern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 426 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Romney to Woodstock, moving northeast at 25 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... Woodstock, Romney, Wardensville, Star Tannery, Maurertown, Springfield, Capon Bridge, Toms Brook, Bean Settlement, Yellow Spring, High View, Shanks, Alonzaville, Saint Davids Church, Perry, Points, Delray, Baker, Kirby and Wapocomo.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FREDERICK, VA ... PAGE, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, WV ... MINERAL, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.