Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... St. Marys County in southern Maryland... Calvert County in southern Maryland... Southeastern Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Eastern Charles County in southern Maryland...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 712 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Mitchellville to near Waldorf to near Colonial Beach, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 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, Annapolis, Lexington Park, Largo, Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Mayo, Shady Side, Chesapeake Beach, Deale, Leonardtown, Prince Frederick, Piney Point, Upper Marlboro, Tall Timbers, Saint Inigoes Creek, Hallowing Point, Saint Leonard Creek, Town Creek and Sheridan Point. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...70MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: ANNE ARUNDEL ... CALVERT ... CHARLES ... PRINCE GEORGES ... ST. MARYS
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.
Address/Location
Maryland Capitol Police
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 410-767-4793
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MDCP followed by your message, to 888777
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