Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
053 WWUS51 KLWX 220559 SVSLWX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 159 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 MDC005-013-021-220615- /O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0293.000000T0000Z-240922T0615Z/ Carroll MD-Frederick MD-Baltimore MD- 159 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL CARROLL...EAST CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND AND WEST CENTRAL BALTIMORE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN MARYLAND... At 158 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gamber to 6 miles south of Westminster to 9 miles south of Taneytown, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated and Mesonet measured wind gust. 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... Westminster, Eldersburg, Reisterstown, Hampstead, Manchester, Oakland, Gamber, New Windsor, Union Bridge, Libertytown, Finksburg, Carrollton, Upperco, Winfield, Louisville, Linwood, Uniontown, Keysville, Unionville, and Ladiesburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Sterling Virginia. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3941 7684 3940 7704 3944 7728 3965 7726 3962 7709 3966 7682 TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 353DEG 22KT 3953 7687 3949 7705 3952 7717 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ KR