Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Washington County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 515 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wilson-Conococheague, or near Hagerstown, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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... Hagerstown, Municipal Stadium, Robinwood, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Paramount-Long Meadow, Wilson-Conococheague, Williamsport, Mount Aetna, Saint James, Halfway, Maugansville, Cavetown, Funkstown, Falling Waters, Fairplay, Clear Spring, Hedgesville, Chewsville, Big Spring, and Bridgeport.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, MD ... BERKELEY, 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