Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Carroll, MD; Frederick, MD
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What is happening
At 408 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms with a history of producing wind damage were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Codorus to near Manchester to 7 miles west of Westminster, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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.
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Bulletin details
At 408 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms with a history of producing wind damage were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Codorus to near Manchester to 7 miles west of Westminster, moving east at 40 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... Westminster, Hampstead, Manchester, New Windsor, Finksburg, Carrollton, Lineboro, Linwood, Patapsco, Reese, Uniontown, Wagners Mill, Millers, Greenmount, and Marston.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 4:08PM EDT until August 10 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 3:49PM EDT until August 10 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 3:45PM EDT until August 10 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 3:10PM EDT until August 10 at 4:15PM 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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