NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCTO.W 0016July 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Frederick and Montgomery, MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a tornado warning for Frederick and Montgomery in Maryland, which was in force until 3:00 p.m. local time on July 18. It was the 16th tornado warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. Maryland had 15 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 3 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Maryland's tornado warnings by year).
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In force for 27 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
- Frederick and Montgomery
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:33 p.m. EDT, July 18, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 p.m. EDT, July 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX TO.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Tornado Warning for... North central Montgomery County in central Maryland... Southeastern Frederick County in north central Maryland... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 233 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Ballenger Creek, or near Harry Grove Stadium, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown, flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur. Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Damascus and Green Valley around 240 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Park Mills, Monrovia, Buckeystown, and Clarksburg.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, 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.