Maryland Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 08/20/2026 11:58

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued August 20 at 2:58PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 20, 2026 - 11:58am
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 IN MARYLAND THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMBRIDGE, CRISFIELD, OCEAN CITY, PRINCESS ANNE, AND SALISBURY.
Area Description: 
Dorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov