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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
011 WUUS51 KLWX 172153 SVRLWX MDC027-031-172245- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0237.240817T2153Z-240817T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 553 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Howard County in central Maryland... Northeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Olney, moving northeast 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... Columbia, Ellicott City, Eldersburg, Sykesville, Roxbury Mills, Henryton, West Friendship, Glenwood, Glenelg, Dayton, and Marriottsville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3936 7693 3935 7691 3935 7690 3923 7680 3920 7707 3927 7710 3936 7697 TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 245DEG 12KT 3925 7704 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ LEE