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Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Friday April 12th, 2019 :: 05:24 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Washington County in north central Maryland... Allegany County in western Maryland... Northwestern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia... North central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 516 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Ashby, or near Bel Air, moving northeast at 60 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, Keyser, Hancock, Bel Air, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Berkeley Springs, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Rawlings, Springfield, Midland, Great Cacapon, Green Spring, Flintstone, Oldtown and Spring Gap.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MORGAN, WV ... ALLEGANY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Pine Swamp Rd
Keyser, WV 26726

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-788-1821

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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