- . A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET... CENTRAL DORCHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN WICOMICO COUNTIES...
- AT 804 PM EDT... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF CAMBRIDGE TO 7 MILES EAST OF PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION... AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
- HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
- THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HONGA... ROYAL OAK... WETIPQUIN... ELLIOTT... BUCKTOWN... ANDREWS... BIVALVE AND WINGATE.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
- FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
- IF YOU ARE IN A BOAT... GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER... LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
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