Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Montgomery, MD; Fairfax, VA; Loudoun, VA
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What you need to know
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- Montgomery, Fairfax, Loudoun
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- Severe
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- Immediate
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What is happening
At 600 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rockville, moving east at 15 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...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 600 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rockville, moving east at 15 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... Germantown, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Reston, Olney, Lowes Island, Pimmit Hills, Mclean, American Legion Bridge, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Sterling, North Potomac, Tysons Corner, Redland, and Wolf Trap.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:00PM EDT until August 7 at 7:00PM 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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