…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND…NORTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL
AND NORTHERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND…
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND…HOWARD…
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
FREDERICK COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND AND BALTIMORE CITY…
AT 139 PM EDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GAMBER TO NEAR DAMASCUS…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.
HAZARD…80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. YOUR
LIFE IS AT SIGNIFICANT RISK IF OUTDOORS. IN ADDITION TO
SOME TREES FALLING INTO HOMES…WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO
ROOFS…SHEDS…OPEN GARAGES…AND MOBILE HOMES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BALTIMORE…COLUMBIA…GERMANTOWN…ROCKVILLE…GAITHERSBURG…
BOWIE…SEVERN…OLNEY…PIKESVILLE…COLLEGE PARK…CROFTON…
MIDDLE RIVER…GREENBELT…LANGLEY PARK…BELTSVILLE…ELKRIDGE…
DAMASCUS…RIVIERA BEACH…BLADENSBURG AND BACK RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY
AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
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 THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.