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WWUS51 KLWX 161519
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1119 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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-
1119 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...CENTRAL LOUDOUN...EASTERN FAUQUIER AND
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND EASTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE
OF WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 1119 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SAINT JAMES TO NEAR HARPERS FERRY TO NEAR POINT
OF ROCKS TO NEAR ARCOLA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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, POOLESVILLE, SHEPHERDSTOWN, MUNICIPAL STADIUM, HARRY GROVE
STADIUM, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ASHBURN, MONTGOMERY VILLAGE,
AND STERLING.
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 3876 7767 3905 7763 3927 7771 3949 7789
3972 7769 3972 7746 3962 7732 3915 7721
3905 7731 3905 7734 3883 7754
TIME...MOT...LOC 1519Z 214DEG 47KT 3951 7779 3934 7770 3926 7760 3896
7757
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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