From: 16/03/2026, 20:16
To: 17/03/2026, 00:00

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 71 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL PRINCE GEORGES IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA KING GEORGE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANNAPOLIS, ARNOLD, BOWIE, CALIFORNIA, CAMP SPRINGS, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, DAHLGREN, DUNKIRK, GLEN BURNIE, GREENBELT, HUNTINGTOWN, LAUREL, LEXINGTON PARK, LUSBY, NORTH BEACH, ODENTON, PRINCE FREDERICK, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SOUTH GATE, ST. CHARLES, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, AND WALDORF.

From: 16/03/2026, 20:00
To: 17/03/2026, 00:00

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...The Washington Metropolitan area, northern Virginia, northern and central Maryland as well as southern Maryland. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight. A sudden onset of strong winds are expected behind the cold front this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.