Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
775 WUUS51 KLWX 272340 SVRLWX DCC001-MDC027-031-033-280030- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0067.240527T2340Z-240528T0030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 740 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The north central District of Columbia... Southern Howard County in central Maryland... Southeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Northwestern Prince Georges County in central Maryland... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 740 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Potomac, or over Bethesda, moving east at 20 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... Rockville, Bethesda, Olney, College Park, Langley Park, Beltsville, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Fairland, White Oak, Redland, Takoma Park, Adelphi, Colesville, Kemp Mill, Chevy Chase, North Kensington, South Kensington, and Forest Glen. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for District of Columbia...and central Maryland. && LAT...LON 3899 7721 3913 7718 3913 7687 3895 7699 TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 278DEG 18KT 3902 7715 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Belak