Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 5:54PM EDT until August 23 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2020-08-23T17:54:00-04:00
Expires: 2020-08-23T18:15:00-04:00
Description: At 554 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mount Airy, or
near Damascus, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

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, Gaithersburg, Olney, Damascus, Montgomery Village,
Eldersburg, Redland, Mount Airy, Sykesville, New Market, Green
Valley, Linganore-Bartonsville, Clarksburg, Derwood, Washington
Grove, Monrovia, Laytonsville, Gaither, Poplar Springs and Roxbury
Mills.
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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Carroll, MD; Montgomery, MD; Howard, MD; Frederick, MD

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-4406879-3673700
CAP MessageType: Update