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Maryland Capitol Police
Wednesday April 8th, 2020 :: 03:55 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30AM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Carroll County in north central Maryland... Baltimore City in northern Maryland... North central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Howard County in central Maryland... Southwestern Harford County in northern Maryland... East central Frederick County in north central Maryland... Baltimore County in northern Maryland...

* Until 430 AM EDT.

* At 353 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hampstead to near Gamber to Mount Airy, moving southeast at 45 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... Baltimore, Columbia, Pikesville, Middle River, Cockeysville, Elkridge, Riviera Beach, Millers Island, North Point State Park, Sparrows Point, Back River, Historic Ellicott City, Glen Burnie, Ellicott City, Dundalk, Towson, Catonsville, Essex, Woodlawn and Randallstown.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CARROLL, MD ... BALTIMORE CITY, MD ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... HARFORD, MD ... BALTIMORE, MD ... HOWARD, MD ... FREDERICK, 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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