Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:58PM EDT until August 7 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 2:58pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Montgomery County in central Maryland...
Eastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...
Northeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 558 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Potomac, or
near Rockville, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
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...
Arlington, Germantown, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Reston,
Olney, Falls Church, Lowes Island, Pimmit Hills, Mclean, American
Legion Bridge, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Sterling, North
Potomac, Tysons Corner, Redland, and Wolf Trap.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Montgomery, MD; Fairfax, VA; Loudoun, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov