Washington, DC – At 11 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 2, the National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Warning for all of St. Mary’s County.
Tropical Storm Hermine local statement
National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC
Tropical storm conditions expected for Southern Maryland
A tropical storm warning has been issued for St. Mary’s
Tropical Storm Hermine located over Southeastern Georgia will move northeast during the next 48 hours making its closest approach to St. Mary’s County Saturday afternoon. Rain bands and winds to tropical storm force will begin to affect Southern Maryland late tonight or early Saturday and continue into Sunday morning. Hermine will then slow down significantly or possibly stall out off the Mid-Atlantic coast Sunday. The storm may move back toward the coast Sunday or Monday possibly bringing more rain and wind farther inland…but this part of the forecast remains more uncertain.
Potential impacts
Wind: Protect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across Southern Maryland. Potential impacts in this area include: damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes; unsecured lightweight objects blown about, many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or uprooted, especially where the ground is saturated; some fences and roadway signs damaged; a few roads impassable from debris, especially in heavily wooded areas; hazardous driving conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways, and scattered power and communications outages.
The next local statement will be issued by the National Weather Service in Baltimore, MD/Washington, DE around 2:30 p.m. EDT or sooner if conditions warrant.