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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
222 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
..SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE
HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF US-15
THROUGH THIS EVENING.
EVERYONE 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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