Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Montgomery County, Maryland
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
7/14/2023 6:12:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
7/14/2023 6:12:00 PM until 7/14/2023 6:30:00 PM
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN
PRINCE GEORGES...NORTHERN ARLINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN FAIRFAX
COUNTIES...
At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Langley Park,
moving east 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...
Arlington, Rockville, Bethesda, Bowie, Olney, College Park,
Greenbelt, Langley Park, Beltsville, Forestville, Falls Church,
Largo, Coral Hills, Bladensburg, Pimmit Hills, Mclean, Fedex Field,
Fort Totten, Rosslyn and University of Maryland.
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH




