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WWUS51 KLWX 161510
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1110 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAC043-069-161519-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260316T1545Z/
FREDERICK VA-CLARKE VA-
1110 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FREDERICK AND
CLARKE COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.**! THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHERN VIRGINIA...AND THE PANHANDLE OF
WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3874 7770 3902 7776 3919 7783 3941 7796
3972 7769 3972 7746 3962 7732 3915 7721
3905 7731 3905 7734 3883 7754
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 227DEG 52KT 3941 7788 3924 7779 3916 7769 3886
7766
MDC021-031-043-VAC061-107-153-WVC003-037-161545-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260316T1545Z/
WASHINGTON MD-MONTGOMERY MD-FREDERICK MD-LOUDOUN VA-FAUQUIER VA-
PRINCE WILLIAM VA-JEFFERSON WV-BERKELEY WV-
1110 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT
FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...FREDERICK COUNTY
IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...LOUDOUN...NORTH CENTRAL FAUQUIER AND
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...JEFFERSON
AND EAST CENTRAL BERKELEY COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST
VIRGINIA...
AT 1109 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM KEARNEYSVILLE TO NEAR CHARLES TOWN TO PURCELLVILLE TO
NEAR HAYMARKET, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 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...
GERMANTOWN, FREDERICK, GAITHERSBURG, LEESBURG, HAGERSTOWN, SOUTH
RIDING, HERNDON, BROADLANDS, LANSDOWNE, LOWES ISLAND, BRAMBLETON,
THURMONT, CHARLES TOWN, POOLESVILLE, SHEPHERDSTOWN, MUNICIPAL
STADIUM, HARRY GROVE STADIUM, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ASHBURN,
AND MONTGOMERY VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHERN VIRGINIA...AND THE PANHANDLE OF
WEST VIRGINIA.
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.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY, IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 3874 7770 3902 7776 3919 7783 3941 7796
3972 7769 3972 7746 3962 7732 3915 7721
3905 7731 3905 7734 3883 7754
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 227DEG 52KT 3941 7788 3924 7779 3916 7769 3886
7766
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
KJP
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