Severe Thunderstorm Warning (9/22/24)

 
Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has expired for the DC region. The most recent warning issuances before the expiration are below.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 2:45 am Sunday, September 22, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

MARYLAND: southeastern Carroll, northwestern Howard, northeastern Montgomery.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

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 245 AM EDT.

* At 208 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eldersburg, or 11 miles south of Westminster, moving south at 30 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…
Columbia, Damascus, Ellicott City, Eldersburg, Mount Airy, Sykesville, Oakland, Laytonsville, Clarksville, Henryton, West Friendship, Lisbon, Glenwood, Dayton, Gaither, Watersville, Poplar Springs, Roxbury Mills, Woodbine, and Glenelg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.