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WUUS51 KLWX 201941
SVRLWX
MDC013-021-202015-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0059.260520T1941Z-260520T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
341 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
EAST CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.
* AT 341 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
MOUNT AIRY, OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTMINSTER, MOVING EAST AT 30
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...
WESTMINSTER, ELDERSBURG, WALKERSVILLE, LINGANORE-BARTONSVILLE, NEW
WINDSOR, WOODSBORO, UNION BRIDGE, LIBERTYTOWN, FINKSBURG,
CARROLLTON, LINWOOD, REESE, UNIONTOWN, WAGNERS MILL, MARSTON, AND
UNIONVILLE.
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 3941 7730 3952 7735 3966 7697 3949 7688
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 252DEG 26KT 3948 7719
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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