Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Baltimore City in northern Maryland... North central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland... Southern Baltimore County in northern Maryland...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 359 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ferndale, or over Baltimore-Washington Airport, moving northeast at 15 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, Elkridge, Riviera Beach, Baltimore-Washington Airport, Glen Burnie, Pasadena, Ferndale, Brooklyn Park, South Gate, Pumphrey, Linthicum, Lansdowne, Gambrills, Hanover, Harmans and Linthicum Heights.

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