237  
WUUS51 KLWX 202055  
SVRLWX  
MDC005-015-025-202130-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0064.260520T2055Z-260520T2130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
455 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN HARFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...  
SOUTHEASTERN BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...  
CENTRAL CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 455 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BACK RIVER,  
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
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...  
BALTIMORE, MIDDLE RIVER, ABERDEEN, HAVRE DE GRACE, ABERDEEN PROVING  
GROUND, NORTH POINT STATE PARK, SPARROWS POINT, BACK RIVER, MILLERS  
ISLAND, DUNDALK, BEL AIR SOUTH, ESSEX, PARKVILLE, CARNEY, PERRY  
HALL, ROSEDALE, ROSSVILLE, WHITE MARSH, BOWLEYS QUARTERS, AND  
RIVERSIDE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, 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 3954 7604 3954 7606 3949 7611 3947 7607  
3943 7606 3929 7627 3933 7631 3920 7642  
3921 7654 3937 7653 3937 7654 3939 7654  
3955 7608 3955 7605  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 261DEG 27KT 3926 7645  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
DHOF  
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