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WUUS51 KLWX 181755
SVRLWX
MDC021-043-181845-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0261.260718T1755Z-260718T1845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
155 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
SOUTHWESTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT.
* AT 154 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRUNSWICK, OR
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHEPHERDSTOWN, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 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...
FREDERICK, HARRY GROVE STADIUM, BALLENGER CREEK, BRUNSWICK,
WALKERSVILLE, BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, CLOVER HILL, DISCOVERY-SPRING
GARDEN, LINGANORE-BARTONSVILLE, ADAMSTOWN, JEFFERSON, BUCKEYSTOWN,
ROSEMONT, ROHRERSVILLE, BURKITTSVILLE, GAPLAND, BROWNSVILLE, DOUBS,
PETERSVILLE, AND BOLIVAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE 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 3946 7732 3928 7749 3931 7757 3930 7759
3931 7766 3936 7771 3941 7770 3950 7762
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 292DEG 15KT 3938 7766
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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