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WWUS51 KLWX 161833
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
233 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
MDC003-027-031-033-161845-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260316T1845Z/
ANNE ARUNDEL MD-HOWARD MD-MONTGOMERY MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD-
233 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL...EASTERN HOWARD...EASTERN MONTGOMERY
AND NORTH CENTRAL PRINCE GEORGES COUNTIES...
AT 233 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
SAVAGE-GUILFORD, OR NEAR COLUMBIA, MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
COLUMBIA, SEVERN, ELKRIDGE, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, ELLICOTT CITY,
CATONSVILLE, WOODLAWN, LAUREL, FORT MEADE, SAVAGE-GUILFORD,
SCAGGSVILLE, ILCHESTER, CALVERTON, BURTONSVILLE, JESSUP, SAVAGE,
FULTON, HIGHLAND, HANOVER, AND SIMPSONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MARYLAND.
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. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 3906 7692 3922 7695 3932 7680 3930 7678
3927 7679 3923 7674 3913 7669
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 257DEG 40KT 3915 7683
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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