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WWUS51 KLWX 201913
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
313 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
MDC021-043-VAC107-WVC037-201930-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260520T1930Z/
WASHINGTON MD-FREDERICK MD-LOUDOUN VA-JEFFERSON WV-
313 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN FREDERICK COUNTIES IN
NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTH CENTRAL LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN
VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST
VIRGINIA...
AT 313 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARPERS FERRY,
OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHEPHERDSTOWN, 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.
LAT...LON 3925 7789 3937 7795 3952 7753 3934 7742
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 253DEG 18KT 3939 7768
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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