ALT This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 1:30 PM EDT. The warning includes Baltimore MD, Ellicott City MD and Dundalk MD. This warning is for Southeastern Carroll County in north central Maryland, Baltimore City in northern Maryland, Northwestern Anne Arundel County in central Maryland, Northeastern Howard County in central Maryland, Harford County in northern Maryland, Baltimore County in northern Maryland and Northwestern Cecil County in northeastern Maryland. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 60 MPH and pea sized hail. There are 1,920,137 people in the warning along with 460 schools and 24 hospitals.

ALT A weather alert map from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office issued on July 09, 2026, at 4:29 AM EDT. The headline reads, "Flood Watches issued for Flash Flood Threat," with a validity time of 2 PM to 11 PM locally. A green shaded area indicates the Flood Watch zone, covering northeastern West Virginia, northern and central Maryland, Washington D.C., and parts of northern Virginia. Cities included in the green watch area are Martinsburg, Hagerstown, Westminster, Bel Air, Elkton, Baltimore, Leesburg, and Washington. Surrounding areas to the south and west—including Winchester, Cumberland, Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg—are shaded in dark gray and are not currently under the watch. Major interstate routes (I-81, I-70, I-95, and I-66) are marked across the region.

ALT Severe Weather Outlook for Thursday, July 09, 2026, from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. The map highlights the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area and surrounding regions, detailing severe weather risk zones valid until July 10, 2026, at 07:00 AM CDT. Slight Risk (Level 2 - Yellow): Covers eastern areas including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Alexandria, Annapolis, Gaithersburg, Waldorf, and Aberdeen. Marginal Risk (Level 1 - Dark Green): Covers central and western areas including Fredericksburg, Culpeper, Charlottesville, Front Royal, Winchester, Martinsburg, Frederick, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Petersburg, and Brandywine. Thunderstorms (Light Green): A baseline risk of thunderstorms encompasses the remaining western and southwestern portions of the map.

ALT This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 2:00 PM EDT. The warning includes Columbia MD, Rockville MD and Gaithersburg MD. This warning is for Howard County in central Maryland and East central Montgomery County in central Maryland. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 60 MPH and pea sized hail. There are 515,492 people in the warning along with 107 schools and 2 hospitals.