Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 2:44PM EDT until July 9 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 9, 2026 - 11:44am
Expires:
July 9, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Montgomery County in central Maryland...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 244 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Damascus to near Boyds, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
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...
Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Olney, Damascus, Poolesville,
Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Montgomery Village, North
Potomac, Redland, North Kensington, Wheaton-Glenmont, Boyds,
Rossmoor, Wheaton, Cloverly, Clarksburg, and Glenmont.
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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Montgomery, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: