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WUUS51 KLWX 201846
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MDC021-031-VAC107-201915-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0431.260820T1846Z-260820T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
246 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
SOUTHWESTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.
* AT 246 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BRUNSWICK, OR
12 MILES EAST OF CHARLES TOWN, MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
BALLENGER CREEK, BRUNSWICK, POINT OF ROCKS, ADAMSTOWN, JEFFERSON,
LOVETTSVILLE, BUCKEYSTOWN, ROSEMONT, BARNESVILLE, DOUBS, PARK
MILLS, KNOXVILLE, DICKERSON, PETERSVILLE, TUSCARORA, AND
TAYLORSTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3921 7738 3924 7771 3932 7772 3932 7769
3934 7767 3938 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 251DEG 33KT 3930 7764
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BRO
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