Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The District of Columbia... South central Howard County in central Maryland... Southern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Prince Georges County in central Maryland... West central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Northwestern Charles County in southern Maryland... Southeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... Fairfax County in northern Virginia... East central Fauquier County in northern Virginia... The City of Manassas Park in northern Virginia... Prince William County in northern Virginia... The City of Manassas in northern Virginia... The City of Fairfax in northern Virginia... Arlington County in northern Virginia... The City of Alexandria in northern Virginia...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 438 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Montgomery Village to near Chantilly to Warrenton, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 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... Arlington, Alexandria, Germantown, Centreville, Waldorf, Dale City, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Reston, Bowie, Severn, Annandale, Clinton, Olney, Springfield, College Park, Crofton, South Riding and Fort Washington. People attending the FEMA Greenbelt Metro mass vaccination site should seek safe shelter immediately!
* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... CHARLES, MD ... HOWARD, MD ... MONTGOMERY, MD ... PRINCE GEORGES, MD ... ARLINGTON, VA ... FAIRFAX, VA ... FAUQUIER, VA ... LOUDOUN, VA ... PRINCE WILLIAM, VA ... CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VA ... CITY OF FAIRFAX, VA ... CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VA ... CITY OF MANASSAS, VA ... CITY OF MANASSAS PARK, VA
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MDCP followed by your message, to 888777
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