NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCSV.W 0341July 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: District of Columbia County, Montgomery, Prince Georges and 3 more, DC and MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a severe thunderstorm warning for District of Columbia County, Montgomery, Prince Georges and 3 more in District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on July 28. It was the 341st severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. District of Columbia had 2 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 2026, against 5 in an average July of 2008-2025 (District of Columbia's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 28 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, Montgomery, Prince Georges and 3 more
- State
- District of Columbia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:17 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX SV.W 0341
- 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... Southeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Northwestern Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Arlington County in northern Virginia... The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... Northeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 617 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over American University, or near Howard University, moving southeast at 40 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, Bethesda, Annandale, College Park, Greenbelt, Langley Park, Vienna, Falls Church, Coral Hills, Bladensburg, Pimmit Hills, Mclean, University of Maryland, Nationals Park, Fedex Field, Howard University, Gallaudet University, American Legion Bridge, Fort Totten, and Rosslyn.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for District of Columbia...central Maryland...and northern Virginia.
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.