Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:09PM EDT until July 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 2:09pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 509 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hampstead to near Mount Airy to near Lansdowne, 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,
Poolesville, Harry Grove Stadium, Historic Ellicott City, Ellicott
City, Aspen Hill, Potomac, Catonsville, and Woodlawn.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern,
central and north central Maryland.
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.
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