Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00PM 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 129 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Moorefield to near Rough Run, moving southeast at 10 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... Moorefield, Petersburg, Rough Run, Mathias, Welton, Masonville, Rig, Milam, Lost City, Perry, Lost River, Dorcas, Fisher, Baker, Brake, and Mccauley.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GRANT, WV ... HARDY, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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.
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