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WWUS51 KLWX 042231
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
631 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
MDC017-037-VAC099-042330-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-260704T2330Z/
ST. MARYS MD-CHARLES MD-KING GEORGE VA-
631 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. MARYS...EASTERN CHARLES AND NORTHEASTERN KING
GEORGE COUNTIES...
AT 631 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WICOMICO RIVER,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...70 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...
WALDORF, POPES CREEK, WICOMICO RIVER, GOLDEN BEACH, WICOMICO,
HUGHESVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, CHARLOTTE HALL, COBB ISLAND, BRYANTOWN,
ROCK POINT, BUSHWOOD, CLEMENTS, ISSUE, TOMPKINSVILLE, CHAPTICO, SWAN
POINT, LOVEVILLE, MORGANZA, AND DENTSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3823 7683 3828 7694 3834 7698 3833 7700
3828 7699 3832 7704 3836 7701 3834 7700
3835 7697 3839 7700 3861 7686 3837 7658
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 224DEG 19KT 3834 7688
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
BELAK
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