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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
516 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
MDZ509-162200-
WESTERN GARRETT MD-
516 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GARRETT COUNTY
THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 515 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES WEST OF FRIENDSVILLE, OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF KINGWOOD, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ACCIDENT, HUTTON, SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK, MCCOMAS BEACH, MCHENRY,
AND DEEP CREEK LAKE STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 68 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 2.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
IF ON OR NEAR DEEP CREEK LAKE, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3959 7924 3940 7948 3941 7949 3943 7948
3968 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 309DEG 18KT 3962 7960
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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