Keymar, MD Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN CENTRAL
MARYLAND...SOUTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND
AND NORTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...

At 719 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Green Valley,
or near Damascus, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

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...
Germantown, Damascus, Montgomery Village, Ballenger Creek, Redland,
Mount Airy, New Market, Green Valley, Linganore-Bartonsville,
Clarksburg, Adamstown, Buckeystown, Monrovia, Laytonsville,
Barnesville, Ijamsville, Park Mills, Watersville, Poplar Springs, and
Woodbine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

MD
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL         BALTIMORE           CALVERT
CARROLL              CECIL               CHARLES
FREDERICK            HARFORD             HOWARD
MONTGOMERY           PRINCE GEORGES      ST. MARYS
WASHINGTON


MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BALTIMORE CITY