Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
651 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Montgomery County in central Maryland...
  Southeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...
  Northern Fairfax County in northern Virginia...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ashburn, or
  near Broadlands, moving east at 20 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, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Reston, Herndon, Broadlands,
  Lansdowne, Lowes Island, Brambleton, Pimmit Hills, American Legion
  Bridge, Mclean, Dulles International Airport, Potomac, Ashburn,
  Montgomery Village, Sterling, North Potomac, Tysons Corner, and
  Redland.

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 central
Maryland...and northern Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3895 7751 3907 7752 3917 7717 3891 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 266DEG 19KT 3902 7744

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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