Maryland Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 07/18/2026 13:33

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 4:33PM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 1:33pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 495 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL FREDERICK IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ANDORA, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARNOLD, BALLENGER CREEK, BALTIMORE, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROOMES ISLAND, BUCKEYSTOWN, BYNUM, CATONSVILLE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COVE POINT, DRUM POINT, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ESSEX, FELLS POINT, FOUR CORNERS, FREDERICK, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GERMANTOWN, GLEN BURNIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, HARFORD FURNACE, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, LONG BEACH, MAGNOLIA, MONTPELIER, MOUNT HARMONY, PARK HEIGHTS, PARK MILLS, PARKVILLE, RANDALLSTOWN, RIDGEWAY, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SOUTH GATE, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, WESTMINSTER, WOODLAWN, AND WOODSTOCK.
Area Description: 
Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Calvert, MD; Carroll, MD; Cecil, MD; Frederick, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; Baltimore City, MD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC