491  
WUUS51 KLWX 202054  
SVRLWX  
MDC005-015-025-202145-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0063.260520T2054Z-260520T2145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
454 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN HARFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...  
NORTHWESTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...  
EAST CENTRAL BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 453 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PLEASANT  
HILLS, OR 10 MILES WEST OF ABERDEEN, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...  
ABERDEEN, HAVRE DE GRACE, BEL AIR SOUTH, BEL AIR NORTH, FALLSTON,  
KINGSVILLE, PLEASANT HILLS, RISING SUN, WEST NOTTINGHAM, OCTORARO,  
RICHARDSMERE, WOODLAWN, CONOWINGO, ROCK SPRINGS, FARMINGTON,  
PERRYVILLE, PORT DEPOSIT, DARLINGTON, FORK, AND CHURCHVILLE.  
 
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 3956 7605 3942 7644 3952 7650 3972 7631  
3972 7600  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 241DEG 20KT 3951 7638  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BELAK  
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