2:50 PM Sat July 16
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Baltimore County until 3:30 PM, but this is worth tracking through Central and Northeast Maryland and also across Southern PA over the next two hours. I have included the Live Doppler Radar and Lightning Widget below.
* At 242 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Owings Mills to Catonsville, moving northeast
at 25 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…
Baltimore, Pikesville, Cockeysville, Towson, Catonsville, Woodlawn,
Randallstown, Parkville, Owings Mills, Carney, Milford Mill, Perry
Hall, Reisterstown, Lochearn, Rossville, Mays Chapel, Timonium,
White Marsh, Fallston and Hampton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is 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.
I believe we will track morning showers that the models were missing…
This is the NOAA Outlook, which has our region as ‘Slight Risk’. This is the lowest level of awareness, 1 out of 5. For comparison, the Tuesday outlook was level 3.
Out of all the storms, perhaps 15% could turn severe with damaging winds or large hail).
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*Disclaimer due to frequent questions:
I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos. I have made a few public statements over the years, but if you are new here you may have missed it:
I have dyslexia, and found out at my second year at Cornell. I didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree, and being first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region.
I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse.
All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky.
There is no editor that can check my work when I need it and have it ready to send out in a newsworthy timeline.
I accept this and perhaps proves what you read is really from me…
It’s part of my charm.
