NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCSV.W 0159June 22, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: District of Columbia County, Montgomery, 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, Montgomery, Prince Georges and 5 more in District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on June 22. It was the 159th 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 40 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 5 more
- State
- District of Columbia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:05 p.m. EDT, June 22, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. EDT, June 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX SV.W 0159
- 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... South central Montgomery County in central Maryland... West central Prince Georges County in central Maryland... The City of Fairfax in northern Virginia... Arlington County in northern Virginia... The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... Central Fairfax County in northern Virginia... The City of Alexandria in northern Virginia... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bull Run, or 8 miles southwest of Centreville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 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, Centreville, Bethesda, Reston, Annandale, Clinton, Springfield, Fort Washington, Fairfax, Fort Hunt, Vienna, Groveton, Falls Church, Huntington, Mantua, Fort Belvoir, Pimmit Hills, National Harbor, and Mclean.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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.