Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 6:24PM EDT until July 9 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 9, 2026 - 3:24pm
Expires:
July 9, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Calvert County in southern Maryland...
Southeastern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dunkirk, or
near Chesapeake Beach, moving east at 15 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...
Chesapeake Beach, Breezy Point, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, Owings,
Baden, Aquasco, Lower Marlboro, Mount Harmony, and Sunderland.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Calvert, MD; Prince Georges, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: