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Special Weather Statement, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2026, 3:08 AM EDT for Garrett County, Maryland. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2026, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Garrett County, MD
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WWUS81 KLWX 090708
SPSLWX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
308 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
MDZ509-090800-
Western Garrett MD-
308 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GARRETT COUNTY
THROUGH 400 AM EDT...
At 308 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Kingwood, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Oakland, Friendsville, Deer Park, Accident, Deep Creek Lake State
Park, Swallow Falls State Park, McHenry, Selbysport, McComas Beach,
Mineral Spring, and Keysers Ridge.
This includes Interstate 68 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and
13.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3954 7925 3941 7933 3945 7948 3972 7948
3972 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 278DEG 18KT 3960 7964
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
$$
ESTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 15 min |
| Aug 9, 2:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 28 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.