Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Baltimore Area (Severe)

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:54PM EDT until July 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

SVRLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Carroll County in north central Maryland...
Northwestern Howard County in central Maryland...
Northeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland...
West central Baltimore County in northern Maryland...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 654 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sykesville,
or 10 miles east of Damascus, moving northeast at 25 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...
Pikesville, Ellicott City, Randallstown, Owings Mills, Eldersburg,
Milford Mill, Reisterstown, Hampstead, Sykesville, Oakland, Gamber,
Garrison, Finksburg, Carrollton, Upperco, Henryton, West
Friendship, Louisville, Dayton, and Woodstock.

What to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Affected area: Baltimore, MD; Carroll, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD

Reported by HarborBeat based on National Weather Service.