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Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 6:45 pm Saturday, August 17, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: northern Howard, northeastern Montgomery.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Howard County in central Maryland…
Northeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland…
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Olney, moving northeast 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…
Columbia, Ellicott City, Eldersburg, Sykesville, Roxbury Mills, Henryton, West Friendship, Glenwood, Glenelg, Dayton, and Marriottsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.