Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 8:57PM EDT until September 3 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 3, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires:
September 3, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Washington County in north central Maryland...
Northeastern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
Northeastern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 857 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hancock,
moving east at 35 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...
Hagerstown, Hancock, Municipal Stadium, Robinwood,
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Boonsboro, Smithsburg, Paramount-Long
Meadow, Wilson-Conococheague, Williamsport, Mount Aetna, Mount
Lena, San Mar, Long Meadow, Saint James, Halfway, Maugansville,
Cavetown, Keedysville, and Funkstown.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Washington, MD; Berkeley, WV; Morgan, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov