280  
WUUS51 KLWX 202121  
SVRLWX  
MDC015-202215-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0065.260520T2121Z-260520T2215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
521 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 521 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RIVERSIDE, OR  
OVER ABERDEEN, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...  
ELKTON, CALVERT, NORTH EAST, CHARLESTOWN, CECILTON, WARWICK, ZION,  
BLAKE, BARKSDALE, LOMBARD, BOHEMIAS MILLS, ANDORA, BRANTWOOD,  
PLEASANT HILL, CHERRY HILL, CAYOTS, FAIR HILL, GLEN WESTOVER, BAY  
VIEW, AND HOLLYWOOD BEACH.  
 
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 3938 7582 3936 7588 3937 7592 3938 7605  
3942 7603 3952 7600 3953 7600 3954 7606  
3972 7601 3972 7579 3964 7579 3938 7577  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 243DEG 27KT 3949 7621  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BELAK  
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