Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2019-07-08 11:18:00 EDT|Expiring: 2019-07-08 12:00:00 EDT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…
* UNTIL NOON EDT.
* AT 1118 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEONARDTOWN,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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…
LEXINGTON PARK, LEONARDTOWN, PINEY POINT, TALL TIMBERS, SAINT
INIGOES CREEK, CUCKOLD CREEK, SAINT MARYS CITY, SAINT GEORGE
ISLAND, GREENWELL STATE PARK, TOWN CREEK, SAINT MARYS RIVER, WHITE
POINT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION,
HOLLYWOOD, MECHANICSVILLE, BUSHWOOD, CLEMENTS, ABELL AND VALLEY
LEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING