Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 1 at 6:41PM EDT until April 1 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 1, 2026 - 3:41pm
Expires:
April 1, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Washington County in north central Maryland...
Northeastern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 641 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Williamsport, or 8 miles north of Martinsburg, moving east at 25
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...
Williamsport, Saint James, Halfway, Keedysville, Funkstown, Falling
Waters, Sharpsburg, Fairplay, Hedgesville, and Big Spring.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Washington, MD; Berkeley, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: