MD Weather: Severe Thunderstorms, Hail, Damaging Winds In Forecast

MARYLAND — A extreme thunderstorm watch Saturday requires heavy downpours, hail, scattered storms and doubtlessly damaging wind gusts for 13 Maryland counties plus town of Baltimore.

A powerful chilly entrance transferring in from the west will deliver at occasions extreme storms to Maryland late Saturday afternoon, forecasters stated. The extreme thunderstorm watch is in place till 6 p.m. for the specter of damaging winds and a few hail.

The Nationwide Climate Service, with rainfall estimates between half an inch and an inch, though the best risk to the state might be regionally damaging 33 mph wind gusts.

These counties are underneath a hazardous climate outlook and extreme thunderstorm watch by means of Saturday night time: Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Carroll, Frederick, Cecil, Baltimore, Harford, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s and town of Baltimore.

“The primary risk might be damaging winds. Nonetheless, the stronger storms might pose the danger of huge hail & even a number of transient tornadoes,” the Climate Service stated.

Right here’s the newest forecast from the Nationwide Climate Service:

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms might be extreme, with damaging winds. Excessive close to 74. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as excessive as 33 mph. Probability of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall quantities between a half and three quarters of an inch doable.

Saturday Evening: Showers and probably a thunderstorm earlier than 8pm, then an opportunity of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Low round 47. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as excessive as 18 mph. Probability of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation quantities between 1 / 4 and half of an inch doable.

Sunday: Growing clouds, with a excessive close to 62. West wind 7 to 11 mph.

Sunday Evening: Principally clear, with a low round 42. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday: Principally sunny, with a excessive close to 60. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as excessive as 18 mph.