Severe Thunderstorm Warning
MDC013-021-071945-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
248 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Carroll County in north central Maryland...
Central Frederick County in north central Maryland...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 247 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boonsboro, or
8 miles northwest of Frederick, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...65 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Frederick, Thurmont, Harry Grove Stadium, Ballenger Creek, Mount
Airy, Walkersville, Braddock Heights, New Market, Clover Hill,
Discovery-Spring Garden, Linganore-Bartonsville, New Windsor,
Woodsboro, Union Bridge, Libertytown, Monrovia, New Midway, Utica,
Linwood and Uniontown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
By The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.