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Maryland Capitol Police
Thursday May 2nd, 2019 :: 04:05 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Southeastern Howard County in central Maryland... Northeastern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 353 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Columbia to Hyattsville, moving east at 35 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... Columbia, Bowie, Severn, Annapolis, College Park, Crofton, Greenbelt, Beltsville, Elkridge, Riviera Beach, Bladensburg, Mayo, Naval Academy, Baltimore-Washington Airport, Severn River, South River, Fort Smallwood State Park, Bodkin Point, Sillery Bay and Rhode River.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PRINCE GEORGES, MD ... ANNE ARUNDEL, MD ... HOWARD, MD

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Maryland Capitol Police
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 410-767-4793

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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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