Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 2:30PM EDT until July 18 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 11:30am
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ballenger
Creek, or near Harry Grove Stadium, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Hail is large
enough to dent and damage vehicles. Some hail damage to
roofs, siding, and windows is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Germantown, Frederick, Damascus, Poolesville, Ballenger Creek, Mount
Airy, New Market, Boyds, Green Valley, Point Of Rocks,
Linganore-Bartonsville, Clarksburg, Adamstown, Buckeystown, Monrovia,
Barnesville, Ijamsville, Mount Pleasant, Park Mills, and Lucketts.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central and
north central Maryland.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Carroll, MD; Frederick, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Loudoun, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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