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Grant County Emergency Management & 911
Thursday June 11th, 2026 :: 05:27 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM

SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Allegany County in western Maryland... Central Garrett County in western Maryland... West central Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Rockingham County in western Virginia... Northeastern Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 526 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of La Vale to Kitzmiller to 10 miles east of Bayard to near Petersburg, moving east at 35 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... Cumberland, Frostburg, Keyser, Moorefield, Petersburg, Westernport, Romney, Bel Air, Paw Paw, Rough Run, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Basye-Bryce Mountain, Mathias, Ridgeley, and Cresaptown.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... ROCKINGHAM, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... GRANT, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, 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

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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

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