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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

August 7th, 2020 by WCBC Radio

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 545 PM EDT.

* At 426 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Ridgeley to near Bel Air, moving east at 15 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, Bel Air, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Eckhart Mines, Rawlings, Barton, Midland, Midlothian, Woodland, Spring Gap, Patterson Creek, Pinto and Short Gap.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MINERAL, WV … ALLEGANY, MD

One Response to “Severe Thunderstorm Warning”

  1. August 08, 2020 at 8:16 am, Steve Faulkner said:

    Why cant we have the obits and the sport segments updated on a daily basis. If we cant then please just remove them.

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