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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
212 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND, NORTHERN AND WESTERN VIRGINIA, AND
THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE, INCLUDING THE BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON METRO AREAS.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION VERY CLOSELY
AND ENSURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIOS ARE SET TO ALERT MODE. SEVERE
WEATHER WARNINGS FOR IMMINENT DAMAGING STORMS MAY BECOME NECESSARY.
HERE ARE SOME SAFETY RULES TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED, SEEK SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, COMMERCIAL RADIO, INFORMATION
SOURCES FROM YOUR PHONE, OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST ON THIS
POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN
BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/WASHINGTON OR WEATHER.GOV/BALTIMORE.
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