450  
WFUS51 KLWX 202308  
TORLWX  
MDC037-202345-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0047.260820T2308Z-260820T2345Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
708 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
EAST CENTRAL ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...  
 
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 708 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEXINGTON PARK, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FOR THOSE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN,  
FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND WINDOWS MAY OCCUR.  
MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
LEXINGTON PARK AROUND 715 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GREAT  
MILLS, PARK HALL, AND CALLAWAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3824 7652 3828 7639 3823 7638 3820 7636  
3820 7653 3822 7654 3823 7654  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 271DEG 30KT 3823 7650  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
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