THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
EASTERN MARYLAND
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHEAST VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL 900
PM EDT.
HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 50
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUM TO 35 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF LAKEHURST NEW JERSEY. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF
THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).
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...A CLUSTER OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN
WV WILL TRACK QUICKLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE DELMARVA REGION THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. OTHER
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH OF THIS
CLUSTER...AFFECTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST PA AND NJ. THREAT SHOULD
DIMINISH AFTER DARK AS STORMS MOVE OFFSHORE AND INSTABILITY WANES.-NWS
