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Tornado Watch
Issued: 6:57 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
MD . MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE CALVERT CAROLINE CARROLL CECIL CHARLES DORCHESTER HARFORD HOWARD KENT MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES QUEEN ANNE'S SOMERSET ST. MARYS TALBOT WICOMICO WORCESTER MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE BALTIMORE CITY
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:57 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...SOUTHWESTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... At 257 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Point Of Rocks, or 8 miles southwest of Harry Grove Stadium, moving east at 45 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, Buckeystown, Rosemont, Barnesville, Dickerson, Doubs, Park Mills, Tuscarora, and Taylorstown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:57 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Montgomery County in central Maryland... Central Loudoun County in northern Virginia... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 257 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oatlands, or near Broadlands, moving east at 30 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... Leesburg, Broadlands, Lansdowne, Ashburn, Sterling, Countryside, Oatlands, Belmont, and Gleedsville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:32 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL FREDERICK IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG KING GEORGE ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA MADISON RAPPAHANNOCK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN, ADEN, AIRLIE, ALEXANDRIA, ALSOP, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BALLENGER CREEK, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BETHEL, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROKENBURG, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BUCKEYSTOWN, BURKE, BURR HILL, BYNUM, CALIFORNIA, CALLAWAY, CARDOVA, CATALPA, CATONSVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHERRYDALE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CHESTER GAP, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COUNTRYSIDE, COVE POINT, CULPEPER, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DAMERON, DRUM POINT, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ESSEX, EVERONA, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FIVE FORKS, FORDSVILLE, FOUR CORNERS, FREDERICK, FREDERICKSBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, GERMANTOWN, GLEEDSVILLE, GLEN BURNIE, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, HARFORD FURNACE, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, INDEPENDENT HILL, LAHORE, LAKE RIDGE, LANGLEY, LEESBURG, LEXINGTON PARK, LONG BEACH, LUCKETTS, MADISON MILLS, MADISON RUN, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MASSAPONAX, MCLEAN, MONTCLAIR, MONTPELIER, MOUNT HARMONY, NASONS, OAK GROVE, ORANGE, PARK HEIGHTS, PARK MILLS, PARKVILLE, PARTLOW, PINEY POINT, POST OAK, RANDALLSTOWN, RAPIDAN, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, REVA, RIDGE, RIDGEWAY, RIVERCREST, ROLLINS FORK, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SOTTERLEY, SOUTH GATE, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, ST. CHARLES, STERLING PARK, STEVENSBURG, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, TURNBULL, TWYMANS MILL, UNIONVILLE, WALDORF, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WESTMINSTER, WIDEWATER, WINSTON, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, AND WOODSTOCK.
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