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St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office
Monday April 15th, 2024 :: 04:55 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... St. Marys County in southern Maryland... South central Charles County in southern Maryland... East central King George County in central Virginia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Popes Creek, moving east at 35 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... Lexington Park, Leonardtown, Dahlgren, Piney Point, Tall Timbers, Saint Inigoes Creek, Saint Marys City, Saint George Island, Popes Creek, Saint Clements Bay, Wicomico River, Saint Marys River, White Point Beach, California, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Cobb Island, Rock Point, Bushwood, Clements, and Issue.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHARLES, MD ... ST. MARYS, MD ... KING GEORGE, VA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office
23150 Leonard Hall Dr
Leonardtown, MD 20650

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 301-475-8008

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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

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