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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 78
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
110 PM EDT Thu May 10 2018
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Northern Maryland
North-central North Carolina
Much of Virginia
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 110 PM until
700 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Thunderstorms are forming over eastern West Virginia and
western Virginia. These storms will spread eastward this afternoon
across the watch area, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts
and perhaps hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of
Baltimore MD to 30 miles west southwest of South Hill VA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 78
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
110 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2018
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 78 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
DCC001-102300-
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DC
. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MDC003-005-009-013-017-019-021-025-027-031-033-037-043-510-
102300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0078.180510T1710Z-180510T2300Z/
MD
. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE CALVERT
CARROLL CHARLES DORCHESTER
FREDERICK HARFORD HOWARD
MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES ST. MARYS
WASHINGTON
MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BALTIMORE CITY
NCC033-157-102300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0078.180510T1710Z-180510T2300Z/
NC
. NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CASWELL ROCKINGHAM
VAC003-007-009-011-013-015-019-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-043-
047-049-053-057-059-061-065-067-069-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-
089-095-097-099-101-103-107-109-111-113-117-119-125-127-133-135-
137-139-143-145-147-149-153-157-159-163-165-171-177-179-181-183-
187-193-510-530-540-570-590-595-600-610-630-660-670-678-680-683-
685-690-730-760-790-820-830-840-102300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0078.180510T1710Z-180510T2300Z/
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBEMARLE AMELIA AMHERST
APPOMATTOX ARLINGTON AUGUSTA
BEDFORD BRUNSWICK BUCKINGHAM
CAMPBELL CAROLINE CHARLES CITY
CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD CLARKE
CULPEPER CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE
ESSEX FAIRFAX FAUQUIER
FLUVANNA FRANKLIN FREDERICK
GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND GREENE
GREENSVILLE HALIFAX HANOVER
HENRICO HENRY JAMES CITY
KING AND QUEEN KING GEORGE KING WILLIAM
LANCASTER LOUDOUN LOUISA
LUNENBURG MADISON MECKLENBURG
MIDDLESEX NELSON NEW KENT
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY ORANGE
PAGE PITTSYLVANIA POWHATAN
PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE PRINCE WILLIAM
RAPPAHANNOCK RICHMOND ROCKBRIDGE
ROCKINGHAM SHENANDOAH SPOTSYLVANIA
STAFFORD SURRY SUSSEX
WARREN WESTMORELAND
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDRIA BUENA VISTA CHARLOTTESVILLE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS DANVILLE EMPORIA
FAIRFAX FALLS CHURCH FREDERICKSBURG
HARRISONBURG HOPEWELL LEXINGTON
LYNCHBURG MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK
MARTINSVILLE PETERSBURG RICHMOND
STAUNTON WAYNESBORO WILLIAMSBURG
WINCHESTER
WVC003-037-065-102300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0078.180510T1710Z-180510T2300Z/
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BERKELEY JEFFERSON MORGAN
ANZ530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-
102300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0078.180510T1710Z-180510T2300Z/
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD
EASTERN BAY
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND
