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N Issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ⏳ In force until Wed 14 Oct, 23:45 📍 Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
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At 419 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Friendsville, or 15 miles northwest of Bittinger, moving east at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bittinger, Friendsville, Accident, Keysers Ridge, Mineral Spring, and Selbysport. This includes Interstate 68 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 18. This storm m…

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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyObserved
EventSpecial Weather Statement
Response typeExecute
CategoryMet
Affected areaWestern Garrett; Eastern Garrett
Issuing authorityNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-10-14T16:19:00-04:00
Effective2026-10-14T16:19:00-04:00
Onset2026-10-14T16:19:00-04:00
Expires2026-10-14T16:45:00-04:00

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Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0070d39f054a71f7f351609a37b1b9d41902b97.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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From the report shown in the feed:
  • At 419 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Friendsville, or 15 miles northwest of Bittinger, moving east at 25 mph.
  • Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm.
  • Locations impacted include...
  • Bittinger, Friendsville, Accident, Keysers Ridge, Mineral Spring, and Selbysport.
  • This includes Interstate 68 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 18.
  • This storm m…
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