Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 4:34PM EDT until July 21 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 1:34pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 434 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dunkirk, or 7
miles west of Chesapeake Beach, moving northeast 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...
Chesapeake Beach, Deale, Marlton, Dunkirk, Huntingtown, Owings,
Baden, Aquasco, Friendship, Lower Marlboro, Tracys Landing,
Sunderland, and Mount Harmony.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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; Calvert, MD; Charles, MD; Prince Georges, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: