Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:49PM EDT until July 28 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 2:49pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
The northwestern District of Columbia...
Southeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland...
Northwestern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...
Northeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Wheaton-Glenmont to Potomac to Dulles International
Airport, moving east at 40 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...
Rockville, Bethesda, Reston, College Park, Herndon, Greenbelt,
Langley Park, Beltsville, Bladensburg, Mclean, University of
Maryland, American Legion Bridge, Fort Totten, Aspen Hill, Potomac,
North Bethesda, Laurel, Fairland, Hyattsville, and White Oak.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for District of
Columbia...central Maryland...and northern Virginia.
Area Description:
District of Columbia, DC; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; Fairfax, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov