SVRLWX MDC037-142115- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 417 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND * UNTIL 515 PM EDT. * AT 417 PM EDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 65 MPH WERE LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAPTICO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...CALIFORNIA...LEONARDTOWN... LEXINGTON PARK...PATUXENT RIVER NAS...ST. MARY'S CITY...HOLLYWOOD AND PINEY POINT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. LAT...LON 3847 7681 3832 7685 3800 7630 3822 7627