NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCSV.W 0164June 22, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: District of Columbia County, Charles, Prince Georges and 5 more, DC and MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a severe thunderstorm warning for District of Columbia County, Charles, Prince Georges and 5 more in District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on June 22. It was the 164th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. District of Columbia had 7 severe thunderstorm warnings in June 2026, against 4 in an average June of 2008-2025 (District of Columbia's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 51 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
- District of Columbia County, Charles, Prince Georges and 5 more
- State
- District of Columbia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:09 p.m. EDT, June 22, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. EDT, June 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX SV.W 0164
- 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... The District of Columbia... Northwestern St. Marys County in southern Maryland... Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Charles County in southern Maryland... Arlington County in northern Virginia... The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... Southeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia... The City of Alexandria in northern Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 609 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Burke to near Stafford, moving east at 50 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... Arlington, Alexandria, Waldorf, Bowie, Annandale, Clinton, Springfield, Fort Washington, Fort Hunt, Groveton, Forestville, Falls Church, Huntington, Largo, Coral Hills, Bladensburg, La Plata, Fort Belvoir, Pimmit Hills, and National Harbor.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.