Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Maryland
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NOAA issued it on August 10, 2026, 13 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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NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple Maryland counties until 4:45 PM EDT on August 10.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Maryland
- Issued
- August 10, 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 13 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Maryland.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia (NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC) at 3:55 PM EDT on August 10, 2026. The alert is effective from 3:55 PM EDT until 4:45 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Carroll County, Baltimore City, Howard County, north central Montgomery County, western Harford County, southeastern Frederick County, and Baltimore County in Maryland. Locations impacted include Baltimore, Columbia, Pikesville, Middle River, Cockeysville, Westminster, Elkridge, Damascus, Millers Island, North Point State Park, Sparrows Point, Back River, Historic Ellicott City, Ellicott City, Dundalk, Towson, Bel Air South, Catonsville, Essex, and Woodlawn.
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
Severe thunderstorms with a history of producing wind damage were located along a line extending from Manchester to near Gamber to near Damascus, moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 3:55 PM EDT to 4:45 PM EDT on August 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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