District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 10/16/2026 15:36

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 6:36PM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
October 16, 2026 - 3:36pm
Expires: 
October 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG KING GEORGE SPOTSYLVANIA 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, ALSOP, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROKENBURG, 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, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FOUR CORNERS, FREDERICKSBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, 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, MASSAPONAX, MCLEAN, MONTCLAIR, MONTPELIER, MOUNT HARMONY, PARK HEIGHTS, PARKVILLE, PARTLOW, PINEY POINT, POST OAK, RANDALLSTOWN, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, RIDGE, RIDGEWAY, RIVERCREST, ROLLINS FORK, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SOTTERLEY, SOUTH GATE, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, ST. CHARLES, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, WALDORF, WASHINGTON, WIDEWATER, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, AND WOODSTOCK.
Area Description: 
District of Columbia, DC; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Calvert, 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; Spotsylvania, 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