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WUUS51 KLWX 201846
SVRLWX
MDC021-043-VAC107-WVC037-201930-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0055.260520T1846Z-260520T1930Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
246 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
SOUTHWESTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTH CENTRAL LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.
* AT 246 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RANSON, OR
NEAR CHARLES TOWN, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
FREDERICK, CHARLES TOWN, BALLENGER CREEK, BRUNSWICK, RANSON,
BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, HARPERS FERRY, KEARNEYSVILLE, CORPORATION OF
RANSON, JEFFERSON, MYERSVILLE, BOLIVAR, BUCKEYSTOWN, SHENANDOAH
JUNCTION, ROSEMONT, ROHRERSVILLE, BURKITTSVILLE, GAPLAND,
BROWNSVILLE, AND ANTIETAM.
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 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 3925 7789 3937 7795 3952 7753 3934 7742
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 253DEG 18KT 3935 7785
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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