Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Baltimore Area (Severe)

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 7:25PM 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...
Northwestern Harford County in northern Maryland...
Northwestern Baltimore County in northern Maryland...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 725 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Reisterstown,
or near Cockeysville, moving east 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...
Cockeysville, Owings Mills, Mays Chapel, Timonium,
Lutherville-Timonium, Garrison, Glencoe, Freeland, Norrisville,
Hunt Valley, Sparks, Boring, Bentley Springs, Parkton, Phoenix,
Hereford, Jacksonville, Butler, Monkton, and Maryland Line.

What to do

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.

Affected area: Baltimore, MD; Harford, MD

Reported by HarborBeat based on National Weather Service.