Full Notification

SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... St. Marys County in southern Maryland... Calvert County in southern Maryland... Southern Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Charles County in southern Maryland...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 902 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Quantico to near Port Royal, moving northeast at 75 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Emergency Management. These storms have a history of wind damage. 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, Lexington Park, Chesapeake Ranch Estates, La Plata, Chesapeake Beach, Leonardtown, Prince Frederick, Piney Point, Tall Timbers, Saint Inigoes Creek, Popes Creek, Hallowing Point, Saint Leonard Creek, Town Creek, Sheridan Point, Saint Clements Bay, Saint Marys City, Greenwell State Park, Breezy Point, and Wicomico River.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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. Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.