Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The northeastern District of Columbia... Northwestern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland... Southeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Northwestern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 646 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wheaton-Glenmont, or near Langley Park, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 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... Columbia, Rockville, Bethesda, Bowie, Severn, Olney, College Park, Greenbelt, Langley Park, Beltsville, Coral Hills, Bladensburg, University of Maryland, Fedex Field, Fort Totten, Aspen Hill, North Bethesda, Odenton, Laurel and Fairland.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... HOWARD, MD ... MONTGOMERY, MD ... PRINCE GEORGES, 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
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