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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1218 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
 
MDZ021>023-230500-
Dorchester MD-Wicomico MD-Somerset MD-
1218 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SOMERSET...SOUTHWESTERN
WICOMICO AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM EDT...

At 1218 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Flag Harbor to 8 miles northwest of
Tylerton. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding 
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Deal Island around 1230 AM EDT.
  University Of Maryland Center For Environmental Studies around 
  1240 AM EDT.
  Cambridge around 1245 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Wetipquin, Madison,
Kingston, Church Creek, Lloyds, Mount Vernon, Linkwood, Green Hill,
Waterview, and Byrdtown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3807 7563 3793 7589 3796 7586 3797 7586
      3795 7604 3795 7605 3814 7579 3809 7606
      3835 7586 3836 7587 3823 7597 3837 7601
      3815 7603 3816 7603 3839 7623 3831 7624
      3832 7626 3862 7628 3864 7597
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 255DEG 27KT 3852 7639 3806 7611 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Zimmerman