Severe Thunderstorm Warning Maryland | Effective 03/16/2026 19:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:57PM EDT until March 16 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 7:57pm
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description: 
At 1057 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Milford to near Georgetown to 12 miles southeast of Pocomoke City, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. These severe storms will be near... Berlin, Snow Hill, and Newark around 1100 PM EDT. Ocean Pines around 1105 PM EDT. Cape Isle Of Wight around 1110 PM EDT. Ocean City around 1115 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bishop, Boxiron, Ocean City Municipality, Salisbury-Wicomico, Bishopville, Public Landing, Goodwill, Ironshire, Willards, and West Ocean City.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov