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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 409 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 District of Columbia-Frederick MD-Carroll-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-Northwest Montgomery-Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Central and Southeast Howard-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-King George-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northwest Prince William-Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 409 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Be prepared for a sudden onset of strong winds this evening. &&

There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD SUMMARY Scattered severe storms with damaging winds and a few strong tornadoes are expected this afternoon and evening from the Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic States. 20Z Update A couple of changes have been made to the outlook for this issuance. The first change is to remove the Moderate Risk area. Numerous storms have developed early this afternoon along and near the instability axis from the eastern Carolinas northward into the Mid-Atlantic. As a result, instability has remained weaker than was expected, and severe threat coverage should be a bit less than was previously forecast. The second change to the outlook is to remove severe threat probabilities and thunder to the west of the instability corridor from the Florida Panhandle northward into parts of the southern and central Appalachians.