Central and southern Maryland were partially spared by storms that were mostly threatening the Eastern Shore on Monday evening.

Baltimore City remained under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. Monday, as did most counties in Maryland, forecasters said.

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James Lee, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said 1 to 3 inches of rain fell across central and southern Maryland Monday. Weather officials were still sorting through damage reports to verify if tornadoes touched down in any of the places that were under tornado warnings Monday, including Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Talbot and Wicomico counties.

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Showers are possible in the Baltimore region just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, when many will be headed to the polls for the primary election. Temperatures will be near 80 degrees, and wind gusts will be as high as 20 mph.

Earlier Monday, forecasters said strong thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds could hit the Greater Baltimore region starting around 2 p.m.

The storms were expected to wash over Western Maryland first, then move east, the weather service said. Its Storm Prediction Center put the Baltimore region under a slight risk of severe weather, with a low chance of tornadoes Monday afternoon.

Winds could reach 60 mph, said Samantha Timmers, a meteorologist for the weather service’s Baltimore/Washington office, earlier Monday. She said there was a 15% to 29% chance of severe winds starting at 2 p.m. through the early evening.

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She had said isolated large hail and a brief tornado threat could happen Monday afternoon, but the chances were much lower.

The city of Baltimore announced closed city pools at 5:30 p.m. Monday because of the impending storms.

Marylanders can sign up for weather alerts through the Maryland Department of Emergency Management. You can subscribe to receive alerts through the department’s website or by texting MdReady to 211-631.

You can also find your county’s emergency info here.

If a tornado strikes, stay indoors, preferably on the lowest level of a structure and away from windows.