FPUS71 KLWX 162137
NOWLWX

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
537 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

MDZ004-005-503-505-VAZ505-506-162215-
Carroll-Northwest Montgomery-Frederick-Northwest Howard-Eastern
Loudoun-Western Loudoun-
537 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

.NOW...

At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from New Market to near Point Of Rocks to 6 miles
southwest of Bluemont, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Gusty winds of 40 to 45 mph and heavy downpours are possible with 
this line of storms.

Locations impacted include...
Germantown, Frederick, Leesburg, Damascus, Lansdowne, Poolesville,
Harry Grove Stadium, Ballenger Creek, Mount Airy, Purcellville,
Walkersville, New Market, Round Hill, Discovery-Spring Garden,
Oatlands, Boyds, Green Valley, Point Of Rocks,
Linganore-Bartonsville, and Clarksburg.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Maryland between mile markers 52 and 73.
 Interstate 270 in Maryland between mile markers 16 and 32.

LAT...LON 3937 7706 3924 7716 3900 7762 3915 7781
      3935 7752 3949 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 302DEG 20KT 3940 7726 3922 7754 3903 7789 
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