Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calvert and St. Marys Counties, MD
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NOAA issued it on August 18, 2026, 6 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for southeastern St. Marys and Calvert counties in southern Maryland until 9:45 PM EDT August 17.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Maryland
- Issued
- August 18, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Maryland.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern St. Marys County and southeastern Calvert County in southern Maryland. The alert was issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC at 9:03 PM EDT on August 17, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Calvert County, MD and St. Marys County, MD. Impacted locations include Lexington Park, Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Leonardtown, Piney Point, Tall Timbers, Saint Inigoes Creek, Cuckold Creek, Saint Marys City, Greenwell State Park, Saint Leonard Creek, Town Creek, Saint Marys River, White Point Beach, California, Lusby, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Hollywood, Drum Point, Valley Lee, and Sandgates.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning. Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 9:02 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Leonardtown moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Damaging winds may cause trees and large branches to fall, potentially injuring people outdoors and damaging homes, vehicles, and roadways. Localized power outages are possible.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 9:03 PM EDT August 17, 2026 until 9:45 PM EDT August 17, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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