Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM Sunday
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Garrett County in western Maryland... Northern Augusta County in western Virginia... Eastern Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 730 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fairmont to 6 miles northwest of Parsons to 13 miles northeast of Greenbank, moving northeast 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... Petersburg, Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Bayard, Bittinger, Rough Run, Grantsville, Loch Lynn Heights, Friendsville, Deer Park, Accident, Elk Garden, Brandywine, Kitzmiller, Upper Tract, Hutton, Big Run State Park, Merrill, Keysers Ridge, and Mineral Spring.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GARRETT, MD ... AUGUSTA, VA ... GRANT, WV ... MINERAL, WV ... PENDLETON, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Grant County Emergency Management & 911
155 Technology Ln
Petersburg, WV 26847
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-257-2140
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