Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Baltimore Area (Severe)

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:09PM EDT until July 5 at 7:00PM 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...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Olney, moving
north 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...
Damascus, Eldersburg, Mount Airy, Sykesville, Oakland, Gamber,
Highland, Laytonsville, Brookeville, Henryton, West Friendship,
Winfield, Lisbon, Glenwood, Louisville, Dayton, Gaither,
Watersville, Poplar Springs, and Roxbury Mills.

What to do

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

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

Reported by HarborBeat based on National Weather Service.