Maryland, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/10/2026 11:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 2:43PM EDT until August 10 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 10, 2026 - 11:43am
Expires: 
August 10, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Central Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 243 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Hancock to 7 miles southeast of Berkeley Springs to near Greenwood, moving east at 20 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... Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Paw Paw, Boonsboro, Williamsport, Mount Aetna, Mount Lena, San Mar, Kearneysville, Saint James, Berkeley, Halfway, Keedysville, Funkstown, Falling Waters, Sharpsburg, Fairplay, Hedgesville, Rohrersville, and Gapland.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Washington, MD; Berkeley, WV; Jefferson, WV; Morgan, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov