Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Baltimore Metro Area

BALTIMORE, MD — A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Baltimore County and Baltimore City. The warning is in effect until 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Previously, it was set to expire at 8 p.m.

Severe thunderstorms stretched along a line from Delta, Pennsylvania, to near Ellicott City and were moving southeast at 30 mph, officials said.

Quarter to golf ball-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts were coming with the storm.

Roads may become blocked by trees, unsecured objects could go flying and power outages are possible.

The severe thunderstorm warning applies to parts of Baltimore, Carroll and Harford counties.

Weather officials say these areas may be impacted: Cockeysville, Westminster, Bel Air South, Bel Air North, Carney, Perry Hall, Mays Chapel, Timonium, Fallston, Taneytown, Hampstead, Hampton, Manchester, Kingsville, Pleasant Hills, Jarrettsville, Lutherville-Timonium, Lutherville, Pylesville and Darlington.

People under the warning should go inside immediately to stay safe from wind and lightning.

There is also a tornado watch effective until 1 a.m. on Sunday.

"Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms," the National Weather Service said in a severe weather statement issued after 7 p.m. "If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. Get indoors to protect yourself from wind and lightning. Trees around you may be downed from damaging winds, so if you are near large trees, move to an interior room on the lowest floor. Don't drive underneath trees or in wooded areas until the threat has passed."

Hail pic by Elizabeth Janney. File photo of clouds courtesy of Shutterstock.