# Special Weather Statement: Western Garrett — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-09 02:32 ingested 2026-08-09 06:57

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Special Weather Statement — Western Garrett
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
At 232 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Friendsville, or 13 miles north of Terra Alta, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Friendsville, Accident, Swallow Falls State Park, McHenry,
Selbysport, McComas Beach, Mineral Spring, and Keysers Ridge.

This includes Interstate 68 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and
13.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.