Maryland Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/12/2026 17:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 8:20PM EDT until June 12 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 12, 2026 - 5:20pm
Expires: 
June 12, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland... Northeastern Prince Georges County in central Maryland... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 820 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crofton, moving east at 25 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... Bowie, Annapolis, Crofton, Mayo, Naval Academy, Magothy River, Dobbins Island, Severn River, Pinehurst, Gibson Island, Sillery Bay, Severna Park, Odenton, Arnold, Lake Shore, Parole, Millersville, Londontowne, Edgewater, and Cape St. Claire.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description: 
Anne Arundel, MD; Prince Georges, MD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC