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Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
582 WWUS20 KWNS 270050 SEL1 SPC WW 270050 DCZ000-MDZ000-VAZ000-CWZ000-270400- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 471 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 850 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of District Of Columbia Central and Eastern Maryland Northern Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Wednesday night from 850 PM until Midnight EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible SUMMARY...A broken linear cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms will likely continue east across northern Virginia and adjacent portions of Maryland through the late evening. Strong to locally severe gusts (50-60 mph) capable of wind damage will be possible with the stronger thunderstorms and outflow surges as this activity moves east. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles south of Martinsburg WV to 45 miles east of Baltimore MD. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 464...WW 467...WW 468...WW 469...WW 470... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 25035. ...Smith