Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Baltimore, MD; Carroll, MD; Frederick, MD +3 more
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At 515 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hampstead to near Mount Airy to near Countryside, moving east at 35 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,...
What the bulletin says to do
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern, central and north central Maryland. 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.
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At 515 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hampstead to near Mount Airy to near Countryside, moving east at 35 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... Columbia, Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Leesburg, Olney, Pikesville, Cockeysville, Westminster, Damascus, Lansdowne, Poolesville, Historic Ellicott City, Ellicott City, Aspen Hill, Potomac, Catonsville, Woodlawn, Randallstown, and Montgomery Village.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:15PM EDT until July 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:09PM EDT until July 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:05PM EDT until July 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 4:36PM EDT until July 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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