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(Updated) Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Carroll County
The National Weather Service has the following weather statement.
Updated at 4:07 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in Carroll County until 9 p.m. of possible weather-related outages.
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A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 4 p.m. for Carroll and Frederick counties, according to the National Weather Service.
At 3:24 p.m. Wednesday, “severe thunderstorms were detected along a line extending from Westminster to 9 miles southeast of Westminster to Harry Grove Stadium and were moving southeast at 35 miles per hour ” a National Weather Service statement said.
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The storms could produce quarter-sized hail and winds up to 60 miles per hour, according to the warning.
“This is a dangerous line of storms,” weather officials said in a statement.
The statement said you should go indoors to a sturdy building and stay away from windows.
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