BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 420 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The northwestern District of Columbia... South central Montgomery County in central Maryland... Southeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Northeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Great Falls, or near Lowes Island, 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... Rockville, Bethesda, Reston, Herndon, Lowes Island, American Legion Bridge, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Sterling, Wolf Trap, Great Falls, Chevy Chase, North Kensington, South Kensington, Wheaton-Glenmont, Wheaton, Darnestown, Cabin John, and Somerset.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
