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⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Dorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD

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⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Dorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD

ISSUED: 3:02 PM ET Wed Sep 2 | EXPIRES: 3:30 PM ET Wed Sep 2

What's Happening: Severe thunderstorms are moving southeast at 40 mph along a line from near Hebron to 8 miles northwest of Deal Island. The hazard is 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to trees and powerlines. The storms are expected near Hebron around 3:05 PM EDT; Salisbury, Fruitland, Salisbury University, and Deal Island around 3:10 PM EDT; and Princess Anne around 3:15 PM EDT. Wetipquin, Brookview, Eldorado, Trinity, Eden, Mount Vernon, Chesapeake Heights, Green Hill, Catchpenny, and Oriole are also impacted.

Who This Affects:

  • Dorchester, MD
  • Somerset, MD
  • Wicomico, MD

What To Do:

  • Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Why Now: Radar indicated severe thunderstorms along a line moving southeast at 40 mph.

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