THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…
SOUTHERN CALVERT COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
* AT 410 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
WICOMICO RIVER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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…
CHESAPEAKE RANCH ESTATES, LEONARDTOWN, PRINCE FREDERICK, SHERIDAN
POINT, HALLOWING POINT, SAINT LEONARD CREEK, TOWN CREEK, FLAG
HARBOR, GREENWELL STATE PARK, CALIFORNIA, GOLDEN BEACH, LUSBY,
SAINT LEONARD, HOLLYWOOD, WICOMICO, DRUM POINT, LONG BEACH,
MECHANICSVILLE, CHARLOTTE HALL AND CALVERT BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA