Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 9:15AM EDT until July 6 at 9:45AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 6:15am
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 6:45am
Description:
At 915 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vienna, or 9
miles southeast of Hurlock, moving southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Sharptown, Galestown, Brookview, and Eldorado.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Dorchester, MD; Wicomico, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: