Maryland, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 12:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 3:59PM EDT until July 28 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 12:59pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland... Southwestern Frederick County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 359 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Boonsboro to near Kearneysville to near Charles Town, moving east at 25 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... Shepherdstown, Brunswick, Ranson, Braddock Heights, Harpers Ferry, Kearneysville, Jefferson, Keedysville, Sharpsburg, Shenandoah Junction, Rosemont, Rohrersville, Burkittsville, Gapland, Brownsville, Antietam, Bolivar, Petersville, Pleasantville, and Clifton.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Frederick, MD; Washington, MD; Jefferson, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov