Special Weather Statement
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Issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
⏳ In force until Thu 15 Oct, 00:15 📍 Extreme Western Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett (approximate) 🕑 2 h ago
At 444 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Bittinger, moving southeast at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Frostburg, Westernport, Bel Air, Bittinger, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Grantsville, Cresaptown, Eckhart Mines, Barton, Midland, Midlothian, Franklin, Woodland, Luke, Merrill, Jennings, Keysers Ridge, Big …
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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyObserved
EventSpecial Weather Statement
Response typeExecute
CategoryMet
Affected areaExtreme Western Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett
Issuing authorityNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-14T16:45:00-04:00
Effective2026-10-14T16:45:00-04:00
Onset2026-10-14T16:45:00-04:00
Expires2026-10-14T17:15:00-04:00
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Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df7d5e87a6c445ab68e301717fdc7e10cbfa5394.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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📰 Story summary
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- At 444 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Bittinger, moving southeast at 40 mph.
- Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm.
- Locations impacted include...
- Frostburg, Westernport, Bel Air, Bittinger, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Grantsville, Cresaptown, Eckhart Mines, Barton, Midland, Midlothian, Franklin, Woodland, Luke, Merrill, Jennings, Keysers Ridge, Big …
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