Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Washington County MD and WV Panhandle
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NOAA issued it on July 13, 2026, 5 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 Baltimore MD/Washington DC issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for north central Washington County MD and parts of Berkeley and Morgan Counties WV until 6:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Washington County MD, Berkeley and Morgan Counties WV
- Issued
- July 13, 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 5 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Washington County MD, Berkeley and Morgan Counties WV.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from June 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT until June 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
North central Washington County in north central Maryland; Northeastern Morgan County in the Panhandle of West Virginia; Northwestern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia. Locations impacted include Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Wilson-Conococheague, Maugansville, Clear Spring, Hedgesville, Pecktonville, Big Spring, Big Pool, Middleburg, Cherry Run, Johnsontown, Warrenton, Spruce Pine Hollow, New Hope, Sleepy Creek, Spohrs Crossroads, and Tomahawk.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 5:59 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of Hancock, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
Alert effective June 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT and expires June 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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