Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Charles County, MD
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NOAA issued it on July 9, 2026, 6 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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Charles County until 6:00 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Charles County, Maryland
- Issued
- July 9, 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 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Charles County, Maryland.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from 2026-06-12T17:17:00-04:00 until 2026-06-12T18:00:00-04:00. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Southwestern Charles County in southern Maryland. Locations impacted include La Plata, Nanjemoy Creek, Port Tobacco River, Port Tobacco Village, Dentsville, Port Tobacco, Ironsides, Mount Victoria, Bel Alton, Newburg, Nanjemoy, Swan Point, Welcome, Faulkner, and Tompkinsville.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:17 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Potomac Creek, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-06-12T17:17:00-04:00, expires and ends 2026-06-12T18:00:00-04:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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