Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the expiration is below.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 8:30 pm Wednesday, July 31, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: southeastern St. Mary’s, southeastern Calvert.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern St. Marys County in southern Maryland…
Southeastern Calvert County in southern Maryland…
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 758 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near White Point Beach, moving southeast at 25 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…
Lexington Park, Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Leonardtown, Piney Point, Tall Timbers, Saint Inigoes Creek, Cuckold Creek, Saint Marys City, Saint George Island, Town Creek, Saint Marys River, White Point Beach, California, Lusby, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Hollywood, Drum Point, Valley Lee, Scotland, and Great Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Sterling Virginia.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.