Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Allegany County in western Maryland... Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 636 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ridgeley, or near Bel Air, moving east at 15 mph. Another potentially severe thunderstorm was near Oldtown, moving north. 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, Bel Air, La Vale, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Ellerslie, Corriganville, Green Spring, Flintstone, Oldtown, Spring Gap, Patterson Creek, Pleasant Valley, Pinto, Short Gap, Wagoner, Pumpkin Center and North Branch.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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