FPUS71 KLWX 162205
NOWLWX

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

MDZ503>506-VAZ053-501-505-506-526-527-162245-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast
Howard-Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Fairfax-Eastern
Loudoun-Northwest Prince William-Northern Fauquier-Western
Loudoun-Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
605 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

.NOW...

At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Sykesville to near Poolesville to The
Plains, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph and heavy downpours are possible with 
this line of storms.

Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Germantown, Centreville, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg,
Reston, Olney, South Riding, Herndon, Vienna, Broadlands, Lansdowne,
Lowes Island, Brambleton, American Legion Bridge, Dulles
International Airport, Historic Ellicott City, Ellicott City, and
Aspen Hill.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Maryland between mile markers 74 and 88.
 Interstate 95 in Maryland between mile markers 35 and 38.
 Interstate 270 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 14.

LAT...LON 3935 7703 3936 7700 3929 7678 3927 7679
      3926 7678 3912 7685 3911 7687 3913 7689
      3912 7691 3908 7693 3875 7754 3895 7771
      3919 7723 3936 7705
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 307DEG 18KT 3933 7704 3912 7736 3888 7779 
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