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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
903 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
CALVERT COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
SOUTHERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT.
* AT 902 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR QUANTICO TO NEAR PORT ROYAL, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 75 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF WIND
DAMAGE.
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...
WALDORF, LEXINGTON PARK, CHESAPEAKE RANCH ESTATES, LA PLATA,
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, LEONARDTOWN, PRINCE FREDERICK, PINEY POINT, TALL
TIMBERS, SAINT INIGOES CREEK, POPES CREEK, HALLOWING POINT, SAINT
LEONARD CREEK, TOWN CREEK, SHERIDAN POINT, SAINT CLEMENTS BAY,
SAINT MARYS CITY, GREENWELL STATE PARK, BREEZY POINT, AND WICOMICO
RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER,
YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3804 7631 3805 7640 3809 7648 3820 7660
3821 7678 3828 7694 3863 7715 3875 7650
3852 7649 3839 7636 3832 7640 3830 7636
3825 7638 3814 7630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 245DEG 65KT 3855 7725 3815 7709
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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