110  
WWUS51 KLWX 161548  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1148 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
MDC031-161600-  
/O.CON.KLWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260316T1600Z/  
MONTGOMERY MD-  
1148 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR NORTH  
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY...  
 
AT 1148 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER DAMASCUS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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  
NORTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
CLARKSBURG.  
 
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 3929 7714 3928 7714 3927 7713 3922 7722  
3927 7728 3934 7719  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 229DEG 42KT 3928 7720  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
KJP  
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