{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d2aa155eae04612e1827371281edbe6aaccfdef5.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:57PM EDT until July 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d2aa155eae04612e1827371281edbe6aaccfdef5.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC"},"word_count":262,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:57PM EDT until July 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Calvert, MD; Charles, MD; Prince Georges, MD; St. Marys, MD\n**Issued by:** NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T18:57:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T18:57:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSVRLWX\n\nThe National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a\n\n* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...\nNorth central St. Marys County in southern Maryland...\nCalvert County in southern Maryland...\nSoutheastern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...\nEast central Charles County in southern Maryland...\n\n* Until 800 PM EDT.\n\n* At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Golden Beach,\nor near Sheridan Point, moving northeast at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches\nto fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as\ndamage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by\ndowned trees. Localized power outages are possible.\nUnsecured light objects may become projectiles.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nChesapeake Beach, Prince Frederick, Sheridan Point, Calvert Cliffs,\nHallowing Point, Saint Leonard Creek, Breezy Point, Flag Harbor,\nGreenwell State Park, Golden Beach, Saint Leonard, Huntingtown,\nHughesville, Long Beach, Charlotte Hall, Aquasco, Calvert Beach,\nBenedict, Eagle Harbor, and Port Republic.\n\n## Instructions\nFor your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a\nbuilding.\n\nLarge hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning\nare occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is\none of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,\nyou are close enough to be struck by lightning."}