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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Baltimore/Washington

July 28, 2026Anne Arundel County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT for Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It was in force for 14 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Anne Arundel County, MD

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:40 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		51 hr
Jul 28, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Highland	65 min
Jul 28, 3:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Highland	18 min
Jul 28, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		22 min
Jul 28, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
Jul 28, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro	43 min
Jul 28, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	34 min
Jul 28, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	51 min
Jul 28, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock and 2 more	50 min
Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		85 min
Jul 28, 4:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren	31 min
Jul 28, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	54 min
Jul 28, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
Jul 28, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		94 min
Jul 28, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock	60 min
Jul 28, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Madison, Page, Rappahannock	58 min
Jul 28, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		86 min
Jul 28, 5:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Rappahannock	22 min
Jul 28, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	30 min
Jul 28, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	24 min
Jul 28, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	64 min
Jul 28, 5:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford	29 min
Jul 28, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		88 min
Jul 28, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax	26 min
Jul 28, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Madison	25 min
Jul 28, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Madison, Page	20 min
Jul 28, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		59 min
Jul 28, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church	28 min
Jul 28, 6:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington	79 min
Jul 28, 6:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	15 min
Jul 28, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		61 min
Jul 28, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	37 min
Jul 28, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		41 min
Jul 28, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		38 min
Jul 28, 1:54 AM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Howard, City of Baltimore	17 hr
Jul 28, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Washington	58 min
Jul 28, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Washington	46 min
Jul 28, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LWX	Frederick, Washington	44 min
Jul 28, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Washington	43 min
Jul 28, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Calvert, Saint Mary's	29 min
Jul 28, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Harford	40 min
Jul 28, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Harford	33 min
Jul 28, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, City of Baltimore	32 min
Jul 28, 5:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, City of Baltimore	2 hr
Jul 28, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Howard, Montgomery	48 min
Jul 28, 5:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Cecil, Harford	32 min
Jul 28, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, City of Baltimore	29 min
Jul 28, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Cecil	41 min
Jul 28, 5:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Harford	12 min
Jul 28, 5:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Cecil	34 min
Jul 28, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Prince George's	35 min
Jul 28, 6:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Cecil	24 min
Jul 28, 6:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel	23 min
Jul 28, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Prince George's	22 min
Jul 28, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert	27 min
Jul 28, 7:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, City of Baltimore	50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.