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Weather Alert Update: Prince George's & Montgomery Counties

A Severe Weather Alert was issued for both counties through this evening.

 

Update, 11:50 p.m.: The severe thunderstorm warning has been extended to 12:30 a.m. July 9.

The National Weather Service warns that there will be ground to cloud lighting and people should move indoors.

Original Post, 4:45 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m., with the worst of the predicted storm moving through the area sometime around 5 p.m.

NWS describes it as a dangerous line of storms.

"If you are in its path, move indoors to a sturdy building and stay away from windows." the forecasters stated.

The storm could produce winds up to 60 MPH and large hail.

A heat advisory remains in effect through 8 p.m. this evening.

According to spokespeople for Pepco and Baltimore Gas & Electric, all power has been restored to area customers from the derecho storm on June 29. Pepco completed it overnight, while BG&E completed restoration Sunday.

Pepco tweeted Sunday evening, "We have a full complement of line crews, tree crews, and damage assessors on hand to attack any outages."

Please report any outages to Pepco by calling 1-877-737-2662 or using their mobile app.

Related Topics: Storms and Weather

John Seng

6:22 pm on Sunday, July 8, 2012

Thank you PEPCO. Not perfect, but your people are working hard!

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