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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
945 AM EDT WED APR 10 2019
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CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-
NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-
SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAGERSTOWN, FREDERICK, BALLENGER CREEK,
ELDERSBURG, WESTMINSTER, REISTERSTOWN, COCKEYSVILLE, BALTIMORE,
BOWIE, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, GREENBELT,
LAUREL, CAMP SPRINGS, GLEN BURNIE, ANNAPOLIS, SEVERN, SOUTH GATE,
SEVERNA PARK, ARNOLD, ODENTON, ST. CHARLES, WALDORF,
LEXINGTON PARK, CALIFORNIA, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, HUNTINGTOWN,
DUNKIRK, NORTH BEACH, LUSBY, PRINCE FREDERICK, FROSTBURG,
CUMBERLAND, GERMANTOWN, DAMASCUS, BETHESDA, ROCKVILLE,
GAITHERSBURG, SILVER SPRING, LISBON, COLUMBIA, ELLICOTT CITY,
JARRETTSVILLE, AND ABERDEEN
945 AM EDT WED APR 10 2019
..MARYLAND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL
THIS MESSAGE BEGINS THE 2019 MARYLAND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL. THIS
IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS TEST MESSAGE WILL NOT ALARM THE EMERGENCY
ALERT SYSTEM, WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS TO CELL PHONES, OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THEIR SCHOOL, BUSINESS,
FAMILY, OR ON THEIR OWN CAN ACTIVATE THEIR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR
WHAT THEY WOULD DO GIVEN AN ACTUAL TORNADO WARNING. PLANS CAN
READILY BE DEVELOPED USING THE WWW.READY.GOV WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE
NOT ABLE TO DRILL AT THIS TIME, MAKE TIME LATER TODAY TO TEST YOUR
PLANS.
WHEN A REAL TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, A TORNADO HAS EITHER BEEN
SIGHTED, OR DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR. AT
THAT TIME, GET TO THE BASEMENT, OR INTERIOR PORTION OF THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET INTO A SMALL
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. GET AS MANY WALLS AS POSSIBLE
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE STRUCTURE. IF YOU ARE IN A
MOBILE HOME OR OLDER MANUFACTURED HOME, LEAVE IT, AND GET INTO A
REINFORCED BUILDING OR HOME, OR LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. IF
YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE AND SEE THE TORNADO CLOSE TO YOU, TRY TO
GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING. OTHERWISE, GET INTO A DITCH OR RAVINE.
THIS TEST TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AS PART OF MARYLAND
SEVERE STORMS AWARENESS WEEK. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ACTUALLY
OCCURRING. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE.
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