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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
137 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN MARYLAND...
NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.
* AT 137 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BARNES GAP,
OR 10 MILES WEST OF HANCOCK, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
HANCOCK, BERKELEY SPRINGS, PECKTONVILLE, BIG POOL, LITTLE ORLEANS,
CHERRY RUN, LINEBURG, SPOHRS CROSSROADS, SPRUCE PINE HOLLOW, FOREST
PARK, BELLEGROVE, SLEEPY CREEK, AND SHADY GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3972 7829 3972 7801 3962 7802 3962 7803
3961 7804 3964 7843 3971 7842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 267DEG 21KT 3967 7837
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
DHOF
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