Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:35PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 11:35am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Carroll County in north central Maryland...
Northwestern Baltimore City in northern Maryland...
Eastern Howard County in central Maryland...
Northwestern Harford County in northern Maryland...
Baltimore County in northern Maryland...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 235 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Reisterstown to Owings Mills to Historic Ellicott
City, moving northeast 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...
Baltimore, Pikesville, Cockeysville, Towson, Catonsville, Woodlawn,
Randallstown, Parkville, Owings Mills, Bel Air North, Carney,
Milford Mill, Reisterstown, Lochearn, Arbutus, Mays Chapel,
Timonium, Fallston, Hampton, and Jarrettsville.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northern,
central and north central Maryland.
Area Description:
Baltimore, MD; Carroll, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Baltimore City, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov