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NWS Issues Severe Storm Warning

July 7th, 2020 by WCBC Radio

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

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

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 449 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cumberland,
  moving northeast 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, La Vale, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley
  Ford, Ellerslie, Corriganville, Flintstone, Spring Gap, Patterson
  Creek, Pleasant Valley, Pumpkin Center, North Branch, Brady and
  Wolfe Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

One Response to “NWS Issues Severe Storm Warning”

  1. July 07, 2020 at 6:44 pm, Jay said:

    Once again CBC out does itself with the copy and paste function.

    Reply

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