Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Baltimore City in northern Maryland... Northern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Eastern Howard County in central Maryland... Southwestern Harford County in northern Maryland... Baltimore County in northern Maryland...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 252 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Savage-guilford to Ferndale to Bodkin Point, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 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... Baltimore, Columbia, Severn, Pikesville, Middle River, Cockeysville, Elkridge, Riviera Beach, Baltimore-Washington Airport, Fort Smallwood State Park, Millers Island, North Point State Park, Sparrows Point, Bodkin Point, Back River, Glen Burnie, Ellicott City, Dundalk, Towson and Bel Air South.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HOWARD, MD ... BALTIMORE CITY, MD ... HARFORD, MD ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... BALTIMORE, MD

Instructions:

Get indoors to protect yourself from wind and lightning. Trees around you may be downed from damaging winds, so if you are near large trees, move to an interior room on the lowest floor. Don't drive underneath trees or in wooded areas until the threat has passed.