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Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Wednesday July 31st, 2019 :: 02:17 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 215 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Frostburg, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 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, Bel Air, La Vale, Lonaconing, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Eckhart Mines, Mount Savage, Rawlings, Ellerslie, Corriganville, Midland, Midlothian, Woodland, Patterson Creek, Pinto and Short Gap.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... 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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