028  
WWUS81 KLWX 181541  
SPSLWX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1141 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
MDZ509-510-181645-  
EASTERN GARRETT-WESTERN GARRETT-  
1141 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GARRETT COUNTY
 
 
AT 1139 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED AROUND 8 MILES  
WEST OF FRIENDSVILLE, OR 11 MILES NORTH OF TERRA ALTA, MOVING EAST  
AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUST 30 TO 40 MPH AND LIGHTNING.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BITTINGER, GRANTSVILLE, FRIENDSVILLE, ACCIDENT, MERRILL, JENNINGS,  
KEYSERS RIDGE, MINERAL SPRING, DEEP CREEK LAKE STATE PARK,  
SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK, MCHENRY, SELBYSPORT, BIG RUN  
STATE PARK, NEW GERMANY, PINEY GROVE, AND MCCOMAS BEACH.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 68 IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND  
30.  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3972 7893 3960 7900 3952 7906 3946 7948  
3972 7948  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 272DEG 20KT 3962 7955  
 

 
 
BJL  
 
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