119  
WUUS51 KLWX 170129  
SVRLWX  
MDC009-017-037-170215-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0427.260817T0129Z-260817T0215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
929 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...  
SOUTHWESTERN CALVERT COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...  
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 928 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF WALDORF TO 6 MILES WEST OF GOLDEN  
BEACH TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA PLATA TO NEAR POPES CREEK, MOVING  
SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...  
LEONARDTOWN, SHERIDAN POINT, GREENWELL STATE PARK, HALLOWING POINT,  
GOLDEN BEACH, HOLLYWOOD, SAINT LEONARD, WICOMICO, HUGHESVILLE,  
MECHANICSVILLE, CHARLOTTE HALL, AQUASCO, BRYANTOWN, BENEDICT,  
BUSHWOOD, CLEMENTS, CHAPTICO, SANDGATES, SOTTERLEY, AND AVENUE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3834 7655 3825 7677 3844 7698 3848 7691  
3853 7685 3859 7681 3857 7674 3856 7674  
3854 7668 3854 7667 3849 7652 3842 7649  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 295DEG 26KT 3858 7681 3851 7682 3846 7688 3844  
7696  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
CJL  
 
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