Maryland Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 17:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:38PM EDT until July 4 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:38pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central St. Marys County in southern Maryland... South central Charles County in southern Maryland... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 837 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wicomico River, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 835 PM winds estimated to 55 mph were reported in Cobb Island. 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... Leonardtown, Saint Clements Bay, Wicomico River, White Point Beach, Cobb Island, Rock Point, Bushwood, Clements, Issue, Compton, Morganza, Tompkinsville, Abell, Chaptico, Mount Victoria, Swan Point, Tintop Hill, Redgate, Maddox, and Avenue.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Charles, MD; St. Marys, MD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC