478  
WUUS51 KLWX 161835  
SVRLWX  
MDC005-013-025-027-510-161915-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0026.260316T1835Z-260316T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
235 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
NORTHWESTERN BALTIMORE CITY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...  
EASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...  
NORTHWESTERN HARFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...  
BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 235 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM REISTERSTOWN TO OWINGS MILLS TO HISTORIC ELLICOTT  
CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...  
BALTIMORE, PIKESVILLE, COCKEYSVILLE, TOWSON, CATONSVILLE, WOODLAWN,  
RANDALLSTOWN, PARKVILLE, OWINGS MILLS, BEL AIR NORTH, CARNEY,  
MILFORD MILL, REISTERSTOWN, LOCHEARN, ARBUTUS, MAYS CHAPEL,  
TIMONIUM, FALLSTON, HAMPTON, AND JARRETTSVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN,  
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3956 7639 3934 7657 3923 7674 3938 7680  
3942 7688 3972 7672 3972 7634  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 217DEG 30KT 3947 7683 3941 7676 3927 7678  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
KEG  
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