Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Charles, MD
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What you need to know
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- Charles
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- Severe
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What is happening
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Charles County in southern Maryland... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 907 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Waldorf to near Saint Charles to near La Plata,...
What the bulletin says to do
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. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Charles County in southern Maryland... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 907 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Waldorf to near Saint Charles to near La Plata, moving east at 30 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... Waldorf, La Plata, Saint Charles, Accokeek, Hughesville, Bryantown, Pomfret, and White Plains.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 9:07PM EDT until August 16 at 9:30PM 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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