Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland... East central Montgomery County in central Maryland... Northeastern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 559 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Colesville, or near Olney, moving east at 40 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, Bowie, Severn, Annapolis, Olney, Crofton, Beltsville, Naval Academy, Severn River, Gibson Island, Sillery Bay, Magothy River, Dobbins Island, Pinehurst, Glen Burnie, Aspen Hill, Severna Park, Odenton, Laurel and Pasadena.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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. 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.