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Maryland Capitol Police
Sunday August 18th, 2019 :: 02:14 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Baltimore City in northern Maryland... North central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... South central Baltimore County in northern Maryland...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 212 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Baltimore, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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... Baltimore, Severn, Riviera Beach, Fort Smallwood State Park, Sparrows Point, Glen Burnie, Dundalk, Catonsville, Pasadena, Arbutus, Ferndale, Brooklyn Park, South Gate, Pumphrey, Linthicum, Edgemere, Lansdowne, Halethorpe, Turners Station and Linthicum Heights.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BALTIMORE CITY, MD ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... BALTIMORE, MD

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Maryland Capitol Police
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 410-767-4793

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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