731  
WUUS51 KLWX 012130  
SVRLWX  
MDC001-012215-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0035.260401T2130Z-260401T2215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
530 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 530 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE GORDON,  
OR NEAR CUMBERLAND, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
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...  
FLINTSTONE, LITTLE ORLEANS, BELLEGROVE, PUMPKIN CENTER, AND  
PLEASANT VALLEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3970 7832 3968 7832 3968 7834 3966 7833  
3966 7836 3965 7834 3964 7833 3964 7836  
3963 7836 3963 7838 3962 7839 3962 7868  
3972 7869 3972 7835  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 267DEG 26KT 3968 7864  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
CJL  
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