Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 4:36PM EDT until July 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 1:36pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Carroll County in north central Maryland...
Howard County in central Maryland...
Montgomery County in central Maryland...
Frederick County in north central Maryland...
Western Baltimore County in northern Maryland...
Northern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 436 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Littlestown to Harry Grove Stadium to near
Purcellville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
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...
Columbia, Germantown, Frederick, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Leesburg,
Olney, Pikesville, Cockeysville, Westminster, Damascus, Lansdowne,
Thurmont, Poolesville, Emmitsburg, Harry Grove Stadium, Historic
Ellicott City, Ellicott City, Aspen Hill, and Potomac.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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 northern,
central and north central Maryland.
Area Description:
Baltimore, MD; Carroll, MD; Frederick, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Loudoun, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov