Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Allegany County MD and Eastern WV Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 10, 2026, 13 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Allegany County in western Maryland and several counties in eastern West Virginia until 2:45 PM EDT August 10.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western Maryland and Eastern West Virginia
- Issued
- August 10, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 13 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Maryland and Eastern West Virginia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from August 10 at 1:48 PM EDT until August 10 at 2:45 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Allegany County in western Maryland; Grant County, Mineral County, Northwestern Hardy County, and Central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia. Locations impacted include Cumberland, Frostburg, Keyser, Moorefield, Petersburg, Westernport, Romney, Bel Air, Paw Paw, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Elk Garden, Kitzmiller, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, and Eckhart Mines.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 1:48 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms with a history of producing wind damage were located along a line extending from near Frostburg to near Deer Park to 6 miles north of Parsons, moving east at 35 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.
Timeline
Issued and effective August 10 at 1:48 PM EDT. Expires and ends August 10 at 2:45 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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