Headline:
Tornado Watch issued August 20 at 3:01PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 12:01pm
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 605 UNTIL
10 PM EDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
IN MARYLAND THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD
MONTGOMERY
PRINCE GEORGES
IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND
CARROLL
IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND
CECIL
IN NORTHERN MARYLAND
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE CITY
HARFORD
IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND
CALVERT CHARLES
ST. MARYS
IN VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG
KING GEORGE
IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
ARLINGTON
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
CITY OF FAIRFAX
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH
CITY OF MANASSAS
CITY OF MANASSAS PARK
FAIRFAX
PRINCE WILLIAM
STAFFORD
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN,
ADEN, ALEXANDRIA, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON,
ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT,
BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE,
BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BURKE, BYNUM,
CALIFORNIA, CALLAWAY, CATONSVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHERRYDALE,
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA,
COVE POINT, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DAMERON, DRUM POINT, DUNDALK,
DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION,
FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FOUR CORNERS,
FREDERICKSBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GARRISONVILLE, GERMANTOWN,
GLEN BURNIE, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, HARFORD FURNACE,
HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, INDEPENDENT HILL, LAKE RIDGE,
LANGLEY, LEXINGTON PARK, LONG BEACH, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS,
MANASSAS PARK, MCLEAN, MONTCLAIR, MONTPELIER, MOUNT HARMONY,
PARK HEIGHTS, PARKVILLE, PINEY POINT, RANDALLSTOWN,
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, RIDGE, RIDGEWAY, RIVERCREST,
ROLLINS FORK, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHILOH,
SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SOTTERLEY, SOUTH GATE, ST. CHARLES,
SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, WALDORF, WASHINGTON,
WESTMINSTER, WIDEWATER, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, AND WOODSTOCK.
Area Description:
District of Columbia, DC; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Calvert, MD; Carroll, MD; Cecil, MD; Charles, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; St. Marys, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Arlington, VA; Fairfax, VA; King George, VA; Prince William, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Alexandria, VA; City of Fairfax, VA; City of Falls Church, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA; City of Manassas, VA; City of Manassas Park, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov