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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
325 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
MDZ509-180800-
WESTERN GARRETT MD-
325 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GARRETT COUNTY
THROUGH 400 AM EDT...
AT 324 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
BETWEEN AURORA AND TERRA ALTA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, OAKLAND, LOCH LYNN HEIGHTS, DEER PARK, CRELLIN,
DEEP CREEK LAKE STATE PARK, REDHOUSE, HUTTON, MCCOMAS BEACH, AND
SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK.
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.
LAT...LON 3955 7925 3951 7924 3934 7927 3926 7948
3947 7948 3957 7924
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 246DEG 22KT 3937 7947
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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