NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCSV.W 0518September 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Charles, Prince Georges, Fairfax and 1 more, MD and VA
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Charles, Prince Georges, Fairfax and 1 more in Maryland, Virginia, which was in force until 5:15 p.m. local time on September 4. It was the 518th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. Maryland had 32 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 15 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Maryland's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 52 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Area
- Charles, Prince Georges, Fairfax and 1 more
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:23 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 5:15 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX SV.W 0518
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Northwestern Charles County in southern Maryland... Southeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia... Southeastern Prince William County in northern Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 423 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Centreville to 7 miles west of Montclair, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Dale City, Clinton, Springfield, Fort Washington, Fort Hunt, Groveton, Fort Belvoir, Woodbridge, Quantico, Lake Ridge, Burke, Montclair, Lorton, Franconia, Hybla Valley, Newington, Friendly, Triangle, Dumfries, and West Springfield.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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