Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Montgomery, MD; Loudoun, VA
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Montgomery, Loudoun
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- Severe
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- Immediate
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What is happening
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Montgomery County in central Maryland... East central Loudoun County in northern Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 744 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oatlands, or near Leesburg,...
What the bulletin says to do
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 this storm. 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
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Montgomery County in central Maryland... East central Loudoun County in northern Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 744 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oatlands, or near Leesburg, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 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, Leesburg, Herndon, Broadlands, Lansdowne, Lowes Island, Brambleton, Poolesville, Ashburn, Sterling, Great Falls, Countryside, Oatlands, Darnestown, Belmont, Hamilton, Paeonian Springs, Gleedsville, Dawsonville, and Sterling Park.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 7:44PM EDT until July 21 at 8:15PM 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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