Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The eastern District of Columbia... Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Northwestern St. Marys County in southern Maryland... Calvert County in southern Maryland... Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Eastern Charles County in southern Maryland...
* Until 645 PM EST.
* At 600 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Bladensburg to 7 miles southwest of Dunkirk to near Wicomico River, moving northeast at 50 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... Waldorf, Bowie, Severn, Annapolis, Clinton, College Park, Crofton, Greenbelt, Riviera Beach, Forestville, Largo, Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Coral Hills, Bladensburg, Mayo, Shady Side, Chesapeake Beach, Deale, Naval Academy, and Leonardtown.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... CALVERT, MD ... CHARLES, MD ... PRINCE GEORGES, MD ... ST. MARYS, MD
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