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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
640 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
SOUTH CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
CENTRAL LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* AT 640 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM POINT OF ROCKS TO NEAR LEESBURG TO NEAR OATLANDS,
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 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...
GERMANTOWN, GAITHERSBURG, RESTON, LEESBURG, HERNDON, DAMASCUS,
BROADLANDS, LANSDOWNE, LOWES ISLAND, BRAMBLETON, POOLESVILLE,
ASHBURN, MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, STERLING, NORTH POTOMAC, GREAT FALLS,
COUNTRYSIDE, OATLANDS, BOYDS, AND POINT OF ROCKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3930 7716 3913 7718 3898 7727 3898 7776
3906 7772 3915 7764 3929 7758
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 268DEG 36KT 3925 7755 3914 7759 3904 7770
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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