Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland... North central Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Laurel, or near Beltsville, moving northeast at 25 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... Columbia, Severn, Elkridge, Riviera Beach, Baltimore-Washington Airport, Glen Burnie, Ellicott City, Odenton, Laurel, Pasadena, Ferndale, Brooklyn Park, Fort Meade, Savage-guilford, South Gate, Pumphrey, Scaggsville, Ilchester, Linthicum and Lansdowne.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... HOWARD, MD ... PRINCE GEORGES, MD

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.