BALTIMORE (WJZ) – The National Weather Service issued a severe storm alert for 13 Maryland counties until 9 p.m., and a tornado warning for Cecil County, Maryland, until 9:45 p.m. Saturday.
The tornado warning was canceled around 9:35 p.m.
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During that same time period, the service issued a sudden flood warning for Frederick, Middletown, Braddock Heights, Rising Sun, Fair Hill, Bay View and Cecil County until 10 p.m.
LWX issues a tornado warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 1.00 IN] by Cecil [MD] at 9:45 p.m. EDT pic.twitter.com/LiTQoHgpRG
– Howard Bernstein (@hbwx) July 3, 2022
The service had generated a severe storm warning for Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Carroll, Frederick, Cecil, Harford, Calvert, Charles, Saint Mary’s and Baltimore counties.
The city of Baltimore is also expected to be on the path to the storm. The storm arrived in Baltimore around 8:30 p.m.
This warning was updated to include Montgomery County and Northwestern County Georges in downtown Maryland around 9 p.m.
Meteorologists initially predicted that storms would develop in western and central Maryland, east of Interstate 81, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Storms were expected to continue toward Interstate 95 in the early evening.
Wind damage was the main threat of storms.
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Storms are expected to produce hail.
The chances of a storm in the Baltimore area will end tonight. Then there will be mostly cloudy skies.
Sunday will initially appear cloudy with these clouds clearing late in the morning and afternoon.
The humidity level will also decrease.
It must be a big day with high temperatures in the mid-80s.
July 4 looks hot and sunny, with maximum temperatures in the upper 80s.
The weather at the federal holidays should be perfect for fireworks and cooking in the kitchen.
The chances of a storm return on Tuesday afternoon and continue non-stop until Friday.
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