Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Baltimore Area (Severe)

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:51PM EDT until July 5 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

SVRLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Carroll County in north central Maryland...
West central Baltimore County in northern Maryland...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 651 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gamber, or 9
miles south of Westminster, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

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...
Westminster, Eldersburg, Reisterstown, Hampstead, Oakland, Gamber,
New Windsor, Finksburg, Carrollton, Upperco, Winfield, Louisville,
Glyndon, Boring, Patapsco, Reese, Wagners Mill, Marston, and
Butler.

What to do

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

Affected area: Baltimore, MD; Carroll, MD

Reported by HarborBeat based on National Weather Service.