190
WWUS81 KLWX 162349
SPSLWX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
749 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
MDZ509-510-170015-
EASTERN GARRETT MD-WESTERN GARRETT MD-
749 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GARRETT COUNTY
THROUGH 815 PM EDT...
AT 748 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FRIENDSVILLE, OR 9 MILES WEST OF BITTINGER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEEP CREEK LAKE STATE PARK, MCHENRY, AND BIG RUN STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 3957 7947 3965 7943 3955 7916 3942 7923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 301DEG 9KT 3959 7940
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KR
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page