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UPDATE (3:30 p.m.) -- The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of Maryland until midnight.

At 3:27 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Inwood, West Virginia, moving east at 30 mph with 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.

WHAT: A few rounds of heavy thunderstorms, maybe with strong winds

WHEN: Starting possibly as early as 4-5 a.m., with a break during midday before a final round in the evening beginning around 6 p.m.

IMPACT: We’re only at a level 1 of 5 on the severe risk. High damaging winds are possible with heavy downpours. The areas to the northwest of Baltimore are at a higher risk for the damaging winds.

BALTIMORE -- Meteorologist Taylor Grenda says we will have a break in between the storms that we had this morning and the ones on the way for this evening. The storms will have threats of damaging winds, hail, and possible isolated tornadoes. They will begin out west this afternoon and make its way to the Baltimore area by the early evening and last until about midnight.

Friday is looking clear but it will be hot with temps in the 90's, but the humidity will be declining into this weekend. It will cool down to the 70's by Saturday, but it will be sunny. Temps will warm back up by next week as there is a chance for more storms by Tuesday.

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LIGHTNING SAFETY: If you can hear thunder, that means the storm is within 10 miles, and you are at risk of being struck by lightning. The safest place to be during lightning is inside a sturdy building that has plumbing and electricity. If that building happens to be struck, the wires and pipes tend to disperse the energy more safely into the ground.

If you are outdoors, without a building nearby, your car is the next safest place to be during lightning. The outdoor metal frame disperses the electricity, preventing it from reaching inside the car.

TORNADO SAFETY: During a tornado warning, go to the lowest level of the building, to the most interior room, and stay away from windows.

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