Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 9:15 pm Thursday, July 17, 2025 including the following jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: northwestern Anne Arundel, south central Howard, north central Prince George’s.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland…
South central Howard County in central Maryland…
North central Prince Georges County in central Maryland…
Until 915 PM EDT.
At 839 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Meade, or near Severn, moving east at 30 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…
Severn, Crofton, Beltsville, Glen Burnie, Severna Park, Odenton, Laurel, Pasadena, Fort Meade, Millersville, South Gate, Savage-guilford, Scaggsville, Jessup, Savage, Gambrills, Herald Harbor, Crownsville, Georgetown, and Montpelier.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. 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.