The warning is in affect until 7:30 PM.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland...
Southwestern Frederick County in north central Maryland...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Harpers
Ferry, or 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, Harry Grove Stadium, Ballenger Creek, Brunswick,
Walkersville, Braddock Heights, Clover Hill, Jefferson,
Buckeystown, Rosemont, Rohrersville, Burkittsville, Gapland,
Brownsville, Bloomfield, Clifton, Arnoldtown, Utica, Petersville
and Bolivar.
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.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Bu The National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.