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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
729 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE  
HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND  
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY.  
 
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION VERY CLOSELY  
AND ENSURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIOS ARE SET TO ALERT MODE. SEVERE  
WEATHER WARNINGS FOR IMMINENT DAMAGING STORMS MAY BECOME NECESSARY.  
 
HERE ARE SOME SAFETY RULES TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS  
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED, SEEK SHELTER  
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. STAY WEATHER AWARE AND WHERE STORMS ARE. BE  
READY TO SEEK A STURDY SHELTER IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS  
ISSUED. ALSO PRACTICE LIGHTNING SAFETY. TO BE SAFER FROM LIGHTNING,  
YOU NEED TO BE IN AN ENCLOSED SHELTER OR VEHICLE.  
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, COMMERCIAL RADIO, INFORMATION  
SOURCES FROM YOUR PHONE, OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST ON THIS  
POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN  
BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/WASHINGTON OR WEATHER.GOV/BALTIMORE.  
 
 
 
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