Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 1:38 AM EDT on July 02, 2012
The National Weather Service has cancelled Severe Thunderstorm
Watch 452 for the following areas
In Maryland this cancels 1 County
In north central Maryland
Washington
In Virginia this cancels 8 counties
In central Virginia
Nelson
In northwest Virginia
Clarke Frederick Page
Shenandoah Warren
In western Virginia
Augusta Rockingham
In West Virginia this cancels 5 counties
In northeast West Virginia
Berkeley Hampshire Hardy
Jefferson Morgan
In Virginia this cancels 4 independent cities
In northwest Virginia
City of Harrisonburg City of Winchester
In western Virginia
City of Staunton City of Waynesboro
This includes the cities of…Berryville…Charles Town…
Front Royal…Greenfield…Hagerstown…Harrisonburg…Luray…
Martinsburg…Moorefield…Paw Paw…Romney…Staunton…
Strasburg…Waynesboro…Winchester and Woodstock.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 452
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
905 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN KENTUCKY
WESTERN MARYLAND
WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA INCLUDING THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 905 PM UNTIL
200 AM EDT.
HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF MARTINSBURG WEST VIRGINIA TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 445…WW 446…WW
447…WW 448…WW 449…WW 450…WW 451…
DISCUSSION…SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE SPREADING ACROSS
EASTERN KY/WESTERN WV AND EASTERN OH…PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING
WINDS AND HAIL. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WW AREA THROUGH
THE MID-LATE EVENING. AS USUAL…THERE IS UNCERTAINTY WHETHER
STORMS CAN MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS INTO WESTERN VA. HOWEVER…MODERATE INSTABILITY AND A
SUBTLE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE AREA SUGGEST THE
POTENTIAL THAT STORMS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.
AVIATION…A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 30035.
County / City Outline
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 452
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
905 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 452 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
VAC005-009-015-017-019-021-023-027-035-043-045-051-063-067-069-
071-077-091-105-121-125-139-141-155-161-163-165-167-169-171-173-
185-187-191-195-197-515-520-530-580-660-678-680-720-770-775-790-
820-840-020600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0452.120702T0105Z-120702T0600Z/
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGHANY AMHERST AUGUSTA
BATH BEDFORD BLAND
BOTETOURT BUCHANAN CARROLL
CLARKE CRAIG DICKENSON
FLOYD FRANKLIN FREDERICK
GILES GRAYSON HIGHLAND
LEE MONTGOMERY NELSON
PAGE PATRICK PULASKI
ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE ROCKINGHAM
RUSSELL SCOTT SHENANDOAH
SMYTH TAZEWELL WARREN
WASHINGTON WISE WYTHE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD BRISTOL BUENA VISTA
COVINGTON HARRISONBURG LEXINGTON
LYNCHBURG NORTON ROANOKE
SALEM STAUNTON WAYNESBORO
WINCHESTER
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