Tornado Warning 16, NWS Baltimore/Washington

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
220 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-
VAZ053>057-527-191830-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-
Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-
Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-
Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George-
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
220 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through
central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Heat Advisory is in effect until 7 PM for much of the area from
Baltimore southward.

A Tornado Watch is in effect for central and northeast Maryland
from Prince Georges County to Cecil Counties until 9 PM. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the rest of the area during
this time. Severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing
damaging winds with wind gusts around 70 mph, large hail, and
perhaps a tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters have been activated.

MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508-
526-WVZ050>053-055-191830-
Washington-Frederick-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-
Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Northern Fauquier-
Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Northwest Prince William-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-
Hardy-
220 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West
Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western
Maryland.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Tornado Watch is in effect for central Maryland until 9 PM. A
Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the rest of the area
until 9 PM this evening. Severe thunderstorms will be capable of
producing damaging winds with wind gusts around 70 mph, large
hail, and perhaps a tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters have been activated.

MDZ501-502-509-510-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-191830-
Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Western Garrett-Eastern Garrett-Western Highland-Eastern Highland-
Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-
Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton-
220 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front
counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland
County Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9 PM. Multiple
rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through this
evening. Some thunderstorms may become severe, with damaging wind
gusts being the primary threat. In addition, very heavy rain
could result in isolated flash flooding. A Flood Watch is in
effect for western MD and Mineral County WV through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters have been activated.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1255 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

MDZ509-510-181745-
Eastern Garrett-Western Garrett-
1255 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GARRETT COUNTY...

At 1254 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorms were located over Preston
and Garrett Counties, moving east around 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gust 30 to 40 mph and lightning along with heavy
         downpours that may lead to ponding of water on roadways.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Bittinger, Deer Park, Merrill, Hutton,
Jennings, Deep Creek Lake State Park, Swallow Falls State Park,
McHenry, Big Run State Park, New Germany, Piney Grove, and McComas
Beach.

This includes Interstate 68 in Maryland between mile markers 23 and
26.

&&

LAT...LON 3971 7902 3960 7900 3948 7907 3947 7910
      3946 7910 3946 7911 3945 7910 3944 7912
      3943 7911 3941 7948 3956 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 259DEG 26KT 3953 7939

BJL

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
152 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0148 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SSW Madison           38.35N  78.28W
07/18/2026                   Madison            VA   911 Call Center

            A tree was down along Route 29 and Gibbs Road.

&&

Event Number LWX2607364

BJL

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
202 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Winchester              39.17N  78.17W
07/18/2026                   Frederick          VA   Emergency Mngr

            Several trees down in Winchester.

&&

Event Number LWX2607365

DH