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WFUS51 KAKQ 202241
TORAKQ
MDC019-202315-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0014.260820T2241Z-260820T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
641 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* AT 641 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TAYLORS ISLAND, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AROUND 650
PM EDT.
CAMBRIDGE AROUND 655 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MADISON, CHURCH CREEK, WOOLFORD, HUDSON, AND LLOYDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE
NWS WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
LAT...LON 3846 7596 3847 7632 3850 7632 3849 7627
3853 7620 3856 7621 3854 7628 3857 7631
3857 7628 3860 7626 3862 7628 3863 7624
3860 7621 3863 7617 3859 7616 3857 7604
3861 7598 3863 7598
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 264DEG 23KT 3855 7627
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
HET
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