216  
WWUS51 KLWX 051740  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
140 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
MDC001-WVC057-051800-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-260705T1800Z/  
ALLEGANY MD-MINERAL WV-  
140 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALLEGANY AND NORTHEASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES...  
 
AT 139 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CUMBERLAND,  
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED DOWNED TREES AND WIRES.  
 
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, LA VALE, RIDGELEY, POTOMAC PARK, WILEY FORD,  
ECKHART MINES, MOUNT SAVAGE, ELLERSLIE, CORRIGANVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN,  
FLINTSTONE, PLEASANT VALLEY, PUMPKIN CENTER, AND WOLFE MILL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING  
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3959 7857 3963 7896 3972 7892 3972 7854  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 276DEG 14KT 3965 7868  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
BELAK  
 
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