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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Weather Alert: Strong Thunderstorms

AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WICOMICO AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 538 PM EDT... AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES... OR NEAR CAMBRIDGE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.


WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.


THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... CAMBRIDGE AROUND 545 PM EDT. VIENNA AROUND 625 PM EDT.


OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CHURCH CREEK... WOOLFORD... WETIPQUIN... ELLIOTT... MADISON... NANTICOKE... MARDELA SPRINGS... BUCKTOWN... WATERVIEW AND ANDREWS.


TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM... AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. IF THE ROAD AHEAD OF YOU IS FLOODED... TURN AROUND. DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADS IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING.


FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER... SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Batten down the hatches!

Anonymous said...

Just a summer storm....they happen every year.

Anonymous said...

Dems are shivering.