[SMCARA] SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

[JD Delancy]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1242 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004
DCZ001-MDZ013-014-016>018-VAZ036>041-050>057-302200-
ALBEMARLE VA-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-
CALVERT MD-CHARLES MD-CULPEPER VA-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-FAIRFAX VA-
FAUQUIER VA-GREENE VA-KING GEORGE VA-MADISON VA-NELSON VA-ORANGE VA-
PRINCE GEORGES MD-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-
RAPPAHANNOCK VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-ST. MARYS MD-STAFFORD VA-
1242 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...
A TROPICAL AIRMASS IS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION TODAY. WARM AND HUMID
CONDITIONS HAVE ALLOWED THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME UNSTABLE THIS
AFTERNOON. AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON MOVE NORTH INTO
VIRGINIA...WINDS ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP.

THE MAIN RISK TODAY FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED
TORNADOES. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE AREA.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 2
AND 6 PM. THE AREA MOST FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY IS ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE TO MANASSAS TO WASHINGTON DC
TO ANNAPOLIS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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