Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

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

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dundalk, or over Sparrows Point, moving south at 10 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, Severn, Riviera Beach, North Point State Park, Sparrows Point, Dobbins Island, Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Sillery Bay, Back River, Millers Island, Glen Burnie, Dundalk, Severna Park, Pasadena, Lake Shore, Ferndale and Brooklyn Park.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and 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.