Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Baltimore Area (Severe)

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 2:39PM EDT until July 9 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

At 239 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Green Valley to near Damascus to near Boyds to
near Leesburg, 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...
Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Leesburg, Damascus, Poolesville,
Montgomery Village, North Potomac, Redland, Boyds, Green Valley,
Clarksburg, Darnestown, Washington Grove, Monrovia, Laytonsville,
Barnesville, Waterford, Poplar Springs, and Beallsville.

What to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Affected area: Carroll, MD; Frederick, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Loudoun, VA

Reported by HarborBeat based on National Weather Service.