At 2:07 p.m. the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10:00 p .m. this evening, July 19 and at 2:21 PM a Heat Index of 100F was issued for St. Mary’s County.
At 3:11 p.m. The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning for St. Mary’s County, see below
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 311 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 22 MILES WEST OF GOLDEN BEACH TO 33 MILES
WEST OF LEONARDTOWN…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THESE ARE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS
TO 75 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GOLDEN BEACH…
LEONARDTOWN…
HOLLYWOOD…
CALIFORNIA…
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION…
LEXINGTON PARK…
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE NEAR ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. TAKE COVER ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!