District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/07/2026 15:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 7 at 6:21PM EDT until August 7 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 7, 2026 - 3:21pm
Expires: 
August 7, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 540 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH FAIRFAX THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN, ALEXANDRIA, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BURKE, BYNUM, CATONSVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHERRYDALE, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, DUNDALK, EDGEWOOD, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FALLS CHURCH, FELLS POINT, FOUR CORNERS, GAITHERSBURG, GERMANTOWN, GLEN BURNIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, HARFORD FURNACE, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, LANGLEY, MAGNOLIA, MCLEAN, MONTPELIER, PARK HEIGHTS, PARKVILLE, RANDALLSTOWN, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, RIDGEWAY, RIVERCREST, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SOUTH GATE, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, WASHINGTON, WOODLAWN, AND WOODSTOCK.
Area Description: 
District of Columbia, DC; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Cecil, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Arlington, VA; Fairfax, VA; City of Alexandria, VA; City of Fairfax, VA; City of Falls Church, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov