Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM
At 1011 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Grantsville to Piedmont to near Bayard, moving east at 40 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, Westernport, Romney, Bel Air, Bayard, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Eckhart Mines, Mount Savage and Rawlings.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HARDY, WV ... ALLEGANY, MD ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... MINERAL, WV ... GRANT, WV
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for western Maryland...and eastern West Virginia. 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