The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
southwest Connecticut
District of Columbia
Delaware
central and eastern Maryland
northern North Carolina
New Jersey
southeast New York
southeast Pennsylvania
central and eastern Virginia
eastern West Virginia Panhandle
coastal waters
* effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles northwest of
Bridgeport Connecticut to 25 miles west southwest of South Hill
Virginia. For a complete depiction of the watch see the
associated watch outline update (wous64 kwns wou3).
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.
Discussion… thunderstorms are intensifying within a moist and
unstable airmass from the NYC area southwestward into northern NC.
Rather strong winds aloft and degree of instability will promote the
risk of damaging downburst winds through much of the afternoon.
