Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00AM Saturday 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... Garrett County in western Maryland... North central Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... North central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 200 AM EDT.
* At 134 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Friendsville to near Keyser, moving east at 55 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... Potomac Park, Franklin, Lonaconing, Keyser, Dogwood Flats, Fort Ashby, Bittinger, New Creek, Short Gap, North Branch, Mccoole, Brady, Oldtown, Big Run State Park, Piney Grove, Kitzmiller, Ridgeville, Cresaptown, Merrill, and Rawlings.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... GRANT, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, 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