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
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