Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Baltimore City in northern Maryland... Northwestern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland... Eastern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Southern Baltimore County in northern Maryland... North central Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 1245 PM EDT.

* At 1154 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Laurel, or near Columbia, moving east at 10 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, Crofton, Beltsville, Elkridge, Baltimore-Washington Airport, Glen Burnie, Odenton, Laurel, Fairland, Arbutus, Ferndale, Brooklyn Park, Fort Meade, Millersville, Savage-guilford, South Gate, Pumphrey, Scaggsville and Ilchester.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.