Tornadoes
| Probability of 2 or more tornadoes |
Mod (50%) |
| Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes |
Mod (30%) |
Wind
| Probability of 10 or more severe wind events |
Mod (50%) |
| Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots |
Mod (30%) |
Hail
| Probability of 10 or more severe hail events |
Mod (40%) |
| Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches |
Mod (30%) |
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
| Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events |
High (80%) |
DC
. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MD
. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE CALVERT
CAROLINE CARROLL CECIL
CHARLES DORCHESTER HARFORD
HOWARD KENT MONTGOMERY
PRINCE GEORGES QUEEN ANNE'S SOMERSET
ST. MARYS TALBOT WICOMICO
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
EASTERN MARYLAND
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL 900
PM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
WILMINGTON DELAWARE TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH HILL
VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.
