Skip to content Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 7 pm Wednesday, March 5, 2025 including the following jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: north central Allegany.
WEST VIRGINIA: northeastern Mineral.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North central Allegany County in western Maryland…
Northeastern Mineral County in eastern West Virginia…
Until 700 PM EST.
At 610 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ridgeley, or over Cumberland, moving northeast at 25 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…
Potomac Park, Ellerslie, Corriganville, Wolfe Mill, Flintstone, Pleasant Valley, Wiley Ford, Ridgeley, Cumberland, and La Vale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
The severe thunderstorm warning in the Washington, DC region is updated for Wednesday, March 5, 2025.