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⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot Counties, MD

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⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot Counties, MD

ISSUED: 10:13 PM ET Sun Jul 5 | EXPIRES: 11:00 PM ET Sun Jul 5

What's Happening: At 10:12 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were tracked along a line from near Newtown to near Centreville to Copperville, moving northeast at 20 mph. The main hazard is 60 mph wind gusts. Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Torrential rainfall is also occurring and may lead to flash flooding.

Who This Affects:

  • Caroline, MD
  • Kent, MD
  • Queen Anne's, MD
  • Talbot, MD

Specific locations in the path include Easton, Centerville, Chestertown, Denton, Centreville, Oakland, Ridgely, Church Hill, Millington, Sudlersville, Betterton, Queen Anne, Old Town, Starr, Copperville, Jumptown, Newtown, Morgnec, Crumpton, and Skipton.

What To Do:

  • Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building for your protection.
  • Do not drive through flooded roadways.
  • To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to NWS Mount Holly NJ.

Why Now: A line of severe thunderstorms is being tracked on radar moving northeast across the Upper Eastern Shore at 20 mph, producing damaging wind gusts and heavy rain.

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