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Post by Storm Precdiction Center Olney on Aug 2, 2008 16:25:23 GMT -5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 794 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER OLNEY MD 405 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 405 PM UNTIL 800 PM EDT. HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES 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 155 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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.
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