908  
WUUS51 KLWX 181137  
SVRLWX  
MDC023-WVC023-057-181200-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0151.260618T1137Z-260618T1200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
737 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN GARRETT COUNTY IN WESTERN MARYLAND...  
NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN MINERAL COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 800 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 737 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST  
OF BAYARD, MOVING EAST AT 60 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...  
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, OAKLAND, BAYARD, LOCH LYNN HEIGHTS, DEER PARK,  
REDHOUSE, HUTTON, GORMAN, CRELLIN, BEECHWOOD, WILSON, GORMANIA, AND  
WILSONIA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3942 7948 3944 7920 3921 7932 3921 7936  
3919 7949  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1137Z 273DEG 51KT 3931 7949  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
GEIGER  
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