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Maryland Capitol Police
Thursday September 3rd, 2020 :: 05:19 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The northeastern District of Columbia... Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Northern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 516 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Laurel to College Park to Friendship Village, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. 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... Bowie, Severn, Annapolis, College Park, Crofton, Greenbelt, Langley Park, Beltsville, Forestville, Largo, Bladensburg, Mayo, Shady Side, Deale, Naval Academy, Gibson Island, Sillery Bay, Fedex Field, Magothy River and Pinehurst.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PRINCE GEORGES, MD ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for District of Columbia...and central Maryland. 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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