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WWUS51 KLWX 170105
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
905 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
MDC021-VAC061-107-179-683-685-170115-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260317T0115Z/
FREDERICK MD-LOUDOUN VA-STAFFORD VA-FAUQUIER VA-
CITY OF MANASSAS PARK VA-CITY OF MANASSAS VA-
905 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY
IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN...NORTHERN
STAFFORD...AND EAST CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF MANASSAS PARK AND THE CITY OF MANASSAS IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
LAT...LON 3942 7670 3867 7689 3859 7743 3936 7711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 258DEG 64KT 3938 7685 3868 7729
DCC001-MDC003-005-013-017-027-031-033-VAC013-059-153-510-600-610-
170115-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260317T0115Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-HOWARD MD-MONTGOMERY MD-BALTIMORE MD-
PRINCE GEORGES MD-CARROLL MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-CHARLES MD-
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH VA-FAIRFAX VA-PRINCE WILLIAM VA-
CITY OF FAIRFAX VA-ARLINGTON VA-CITY OF ALEXANDRIA VA-
905 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...HOWARD...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHWESTERN BALTIMORE...CENTRAL PRINCE GEORGES...SOUTH CENTRAL
CARROLL...NORTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL...NORTH CENTRAL CHARLES...EASTERN
FAIRFAX...SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM...AND ARLINGTON COUNTIES...THE
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH...THE CITY OF FAIRFAX AND THE CITY OF
ALEXANDRIA...
AT 905 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RANDALLSTOWN TO LAKE RIDGE, MOVING EAST AT 75
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...DULLES AIRPORT MEASURED WIND GUST.
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...
ARLINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, COLUMBIA, DALE CITY, ROCKVILLE, BETHESDA,
GAITHERSBURG, ANNANDALE, CLINTON, OLNEY, PIKESVILLE, SPRINGFIELD,
COLLEGE PARK, FORT WASHINGTON, GREENBELT, FAIRFAX, LANGLEY PARK,
BELTSVILLE, FORT HUNT, AND VIENNA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 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 3942 7670 3867 7689 3859 7743 3936 7711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 258DEG 64KT 3938 7685 3868 7729
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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