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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

District of Columbia, DC; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; and 21 more

Ended Oct 16, 8:00 PM EDT

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Map of the Severe Thunderstorm Watch over Washington DC County, Allegany County, Anne Arundel County and 91 more. Drawn on the national sheet; the scale is at its foot.
In force from
Oct 16, 1:25 PM EDT
Until
Oct 16, 8:00 PM EDT
Issued
Oct 16, 1:22 PM EDT
Updated
13 times, last Oct 16, 6:36 PM EDT
Office
Baltimore MD/Washington, DC
Number
686 of its kind from this office this year
Severity
Severe
Where
Atlantic waters DC MD NY PA VA WV

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES

IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

CECIL

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD

IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND

CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG KING GEORGE SPOTSYLVANIA

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK FAIRFAX PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN, ADEN, ALEXANDRIA, ALSOP, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROKENBURG, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BURKE, BYNUM, CALIFORNIA, CALLAWAY, CATONSVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHERRYDALE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COVE POINT, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DAMERON, DRUM POINT, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FOUR CORNERS, FREDERICKSBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, GERMANTOWN, GLEN BURNIE, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, HARFORD FURNACE, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, INDEPENDENT HILL, LAKE RIDGE, LANGLEY, LEXINGTON PARK, LONG BEACH, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MASSAPONAX, MCLEAN, MONTCLAIR, MONTPELIER, MOUNT HARMONY, PARK HEIGHTS, PARKVILLE, PARTLOW, PINEY POINT, POST OAK, RANDALLSTOWN, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, RIDGE, RIDGEWAY, RIVERCREST, ROLLINS FORK, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SOTTERLEY, SOUTH GATE, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, ST. CHARLES, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, WALDORF, WASHINGTON, WIDEWATER, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, AND WOODSTOCK.

Every area District of Columbia, DC; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Calvert, MD; Cecil, MD; Charles, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; St. Marys, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Arlington, VA; Fairfax, VA; King George, VA; Prince William, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Alexandria, VA; City of Fairfax, VA; City of Falls Church, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA; City of Manassas, VA; City of Manassas Park, VA

Places under it Washington, Annapolis, Baltimore, Bowie, Cumberland, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Hagerstown, Rockville, Westminster, Allentown, Altoona, and 2,062 more

Read the platesThunderstorm FB-EVT-001Supercell FB-EVT-007WSR-88D radar FB-INS-005Cumulonimbus FB-SKY-019Wall cloud FB-SKY-040Cumulonimbus architecture FB-SKY-041Overshooting top and above anvil plume FB-SKY-042How to read a warning FB-STN-001

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