Headline

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:53PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Description

SVRLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Baltimore City in northern Maryland...
Anne Arundel County in central Maryland...
Northwestern Calvert County in southern Maryland...
Eastern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...
Northeastern Charles County in southern Maryland...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clinton,
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...
Baltimore, Waldorf, Bowie, Severn, Annapolis, Clinton, Crofton,
Riviera Beach, Forestville, Largo, Mayo, Shady Side, Deale, Naval
Academy, Upper Marlboro, Severn River, South River, Fort Smallwood
State Park, Gibson Island, and Bodkin Point.

Instructions

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for central,
southern and northern Maryland.

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