Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Montgomery MD, Fairfax and Loudoun VA
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NOAA issued it on August 7, 2026, 2 weeks 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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 7:00 PM EDT for southern Montgomery County MD and parts of northern Virginia due to 60 mph wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Maryland and Northern Virginia
- Issued
- August 7, 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 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Maryland and Northern Virginia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from August 7 at 5:58 PM EDT until August 7 at 7:00 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Southern Montgomery County in central Maryland; Eastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia; Northeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia. Locations impacted include Arlington, Germantown, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Reston, Olney, Falls Church, Lowes Island, Pimmit Hills, Mclean, American Legion Bridge, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Sterling, North Potomac, Tysons Corner, Redland, and Wolf Trap.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:58 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Potomac, or near Rockville, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts. Impacts include damaging winds causing some trees and large branches to fall, possible injury to those outdoors, damage to homes and vehicles, blocked roadways, localized power outages, and unsecured light objects becoming projectiles.
Timeline
Alert effective August 7 at 5:58 PM EDT and expires August 7 at 7:00 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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