Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Garrett County in western Maryland... Northwestern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... North central Rockingham County in western Virginia... Northern Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... Grant County in eastern West Virginia... South central Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 254 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kitzmiller to 7 miles west of Upper Tract, moving east at 65 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... Moorefield, Petersburg, Romney, Bayard, Rough Run, Wardensville, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Upper Tract, Mathias, Capon Bridge, Burlington, Redhouse, Gorman, Russelldale, Yellow Spring, Arthur, Brushy Run, New Creek and Lahmansville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GARRETT, MD ... FREDERICK, VA ... ROCKINGHAM, VA ... GRANT, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, WV ... MINERAL, WV ... MORGAN, WV ... PENDLETON, WV

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for western Maryland...western and northwestern Virginia...and eastern and the Panhandle of West Virginia. 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.