070  
WUUS51 KLWX 311806  
SVRLWX  
DCC001-MDC031-033-311830-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0345.250731T1806Z-250731T1830Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
206 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 206 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CHEVY  
CHASE, OR OVER BETHESDA, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...  
ROCKVILLE, BETHESDA, COLLEGE PARK, LANGLEY PARK, BELTSVILLE,  
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, ASPEN HILL, POTOMAC, NORTH BETHESDA,  
FAIRLAND, HYATTSVILLE, WHITE OAK, TAKOMA PARK, ADELPHI, COLESVILLE,  
KEMP MILL, CHEVY CHASE, NORTH KENSINGTON, SOUTH KENSINGTON, AND  
RIVERDALE PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3912 7695 3896 7693 3895 7713 3897 7715  
3898 7719 3904 7719  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 262DEG 22KT 3901 7710  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BRO  
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