506  
WFUS51 KLWX 161546  
TORLWX  
MDC013-021-161600-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0008.260316T1546Z-260316T1600Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1146 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
WEST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
EAST CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL NOON EDT.  
 
* AT 1146 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LINGANORE-BARTONSVILLE, OR NEAR FREDERICK,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FOR THOSE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN,  
FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND WINDOWS MAY OCCUR.  
MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
WEST CENTRAL CARROLL AND EAST CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTIES IN NORTH  
CENTRAL MARYLAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... LINWOOD,  
UNION BRIDGE, NEW WINDSOR, MARSTON, KEYMAR, LIBERTYTOWN, AND  
UNIONVILLE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3937 7730 3940 7734 3964 7722 3951 7705  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1546Z 213DEG 47KT 3943 7728  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
KJP  
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