*** SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING *** BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 522 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND... EASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 545 PM EDT * AT 519 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM INWOOD TO 7 MILES NORTH OF BERRYVILLE TO GREENWOOD...AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RANSON... CHARLES TOWN... NEERSVILLE... SHEPHERDSTOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...MOVE INDOORS TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:30:55 +0000