805  
WFUS51 KLWX 161600  
TORLWX  
MDC013-021-161615-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0010.260316T1600Z-260316T1615Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1200 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
NORTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1200 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF TANEYTOWN, OR 8 MILES WEST OF  
WESTMINSTER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
WESTMINSTER AROUND 1205 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
WAGNERS MILL, LINWOOD, NEW WINDSOR, UNION BRIDGE, AND UNIONTOWN.  
 
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 3949 7715 3953 7722 3968 7710 3961 7699  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 224DEG 31KT 3954 7716  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
KJP  
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