[CC-ARES-RACES] Severe Weather likley in Charles County

[Robert Davidson]

SUBJECT:
Severe Weather Likley In Charles County Area

SUMMARY:
...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
WASHINGTON DC/BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS AND SURROUNDING REGION...

A SERIES OF STRONG-TO-SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
WASHINGTON DC/BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS AND SURROUNDING REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TO THE REGION
IN TWO ROUNDS.

THE FIRST ROUND OF ANTICIPATED SEVERE WEATHER HAS STARTED. SCATTERED
STRONG-TO-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EAST FROM
THE BLUE RIDGE AND MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE
REGION THROUGH 6 PM. THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY ARE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THE SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CROSS THE REGION DURING
THE EVENING FROM THE WEST AS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS OVER
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE
THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM...THEN ACROSS THE
INTESTATE 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM...BEFORE FINALLY REACHING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AROUND 9 PM. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS ROUND
OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE REGION HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPERIENCING
TORNADOES TODAY...THE MOST LIKELY TIME WILL BE FROM 6 TO 9 PM IN AN
AREA ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA
NORTH TO BALTIMORE MD THEN EAST TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THIS AREA INCLUDES
THE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS OF WASHINGTON DC AND BALTIMORE
MARYLAND.

WHILE THESE ARE THE BEST APPROXIMATIONS FOR TIMING AT THIS
MOMENT...RESIDENTS...BUSINESSES...AND VISITORS ACROSS THE REGION
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND HAVE A SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE.

KEEP IN MIND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE WEATHER MAY BE CALM AT TIMES
DURING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCHES...CONDITIONS CAN
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AND BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

PLEASE MONITOR THE WEATHER AND TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...ALONG
WITH YOUR FAVORITE RADIO...TELEVISION...OR INTERNET WEATHER
INFORMATION SOURCE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION./4011