Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 3 PM

Take precautions now.

 

 

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland…
Southern Frederick County in north central Maryland…
Northeastern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia…

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 220 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Shepherdstown, moving east at 25 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…
Frederick, Shepherdstown, Harry Grove Stadium, Ballenger Creek,
Brunswick, Walkersville, Boonsboro, Braddock Heights, New Market,
Harpers Ferry, Clover Hill, Discovery-Spring Garden,
Linganore-Bartonsville, Adamstown, Jefferson, Myersville,
Keedysville, Buckeystown, Libertytown and Sharpsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

 

By The National Weather Service