St Marys County - Severe Weather Season

St. Mary’s County Department of Public Safety would like you to Be Aware and Be Prepared for severe weather during the upcoming spring season. St. Mary’s County is prone to a wide variety of natural hazards, including severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and tornados.

There are simple steps to take to help save lives and mitigate the effects from these severe weather hazards. First and foremost is to become educated with the terms which are used to warn the public of pending weather and the systems which deploy these warnings.

• A watch means that a severe thunderstorm, flash flood or tornado is possible in your area. You should monitor a NOAA Weather Radio or local radio and television news outlets for the latest developments.

• A warning is when a thunderstorm, flash flood or tornado is actually occurring, take shelter immediately.

CodeRED Weather Warning is an early telephone warning system designed to automatically deliver targeted weather notifications for the immediate threats of severe thunderstorms, flash floods and tornado warnings within moments of being issued by the National Weather Service. Weather Warning delivers a pre-recorded alert message via phone to citizens in St. Mary’s County who choose to sign up. The system sends these notifications 24 hours a day, 365 days a year providing the needed time to prepare for severe weather events. This becomes critical if a tornado comes through your area during the night, when television, radio broadcasts and sirens are less effective.

St Mary's County News

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Buzzy's Country Store

Buzzy's Country Store
Old drawing of Buzzy's Country Store located in Scotland, Maryland.

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