Active Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Recent Local NWS Text Products
Resources
|
Home Tornado Warning 0014 Issued by the Wakefield Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-20 17:41:57
220
WFUS51 KAKQ 202241
TORAKQ
MDC019-202315-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0014.260820T2241Z-260820T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
641 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Dorchester County in southeastern Maryland...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 641 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Taylors Island, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
University Of Maryland Center For Environmental Studies around 650
PM EDT.
Cambridge around 655 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Madison, Church Creek, Woolford, Hudson, and Lloyds.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
&&
LAT...LON 3846 7596 3847 7632 3850 7632 3849 7627
3853 7620 3856 7621 3854 7628 3857 7631
3857 7628 3860 7626 3862 7628 3863 7624
3860 7621 3863 7617 3859 7616 3857 7604
3861 7598 3863 7598
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 264DEG 23KT 3855 7627
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HET
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-20 17:56:11
655
WWUS51 KAKQ 202255
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
655 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
MDC019-202315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260820T2315Z/
Dorchester MD-
655 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...
At 655 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near University Of Maryland Center For Environmental
Studies, or near Cambridge, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Cambridge and University Of Maryland Center For Environmental
Studies around 700 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Madison, Church Creek, Woolford, and Lloyds.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 7623 3851 7623 3853 7620 3856 7621
3855 7624 3862 7624 3862 7623 3860 7621
3863 7617 3859 7616 3857 7604 3861 7598
3863 7598 3846 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 264DEG 23KT 3854 7615
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HET
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-20 18:07:28
044
WWUS51 KAKQ 202306
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
706 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
MDC019-202315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260820T2315Z/
Dorchester MD-
706 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DORCHESTER COUNTY...
At 706 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cambridge, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Dorchester County, including the following locations...
Church Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 7617 3861 7618 3861 7617 3859 7616
3857 7604 3861 7598 3863 7598 3846 7596
3847 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 264DEG 23KT 3853 7604
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HET
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-20 18:15:28
415
WWUS51 KAKQ 202314
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
714 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
MDC019-202324-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260820T2315Z/
Dorchester MD-
714 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DORCHESTER COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southeastern
Maryland.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 7617 3861 7618 3861 7617 3859 7616
3857 7604 3861 7598 3863 7598 3846 7596
3847 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 264DEG 23KT 3853 7599
$$
HET
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
