BREAKING: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued Until 9PM

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The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for the Mid-Atlantic, including:

This watch is in effect until 9PM Sunday. Primary threats this evening are:

• Damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
• Large hail up to 1.5″ in diameter
• Frequent lightning

SUMMARY: Thunderstorms are beginning to develop along a line from western Virginia into central New York. These storms will track slowly eastward today, posing a risk of locally damaging winds gusts.

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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm WATCH just means that conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. People 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.

It will be important to stay with JB Weather for the latest information on this severe weather threat and the impacts here in Southern Maryland this afternoon. You can always access my forecasts and updates here on the website, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram, and on YouTube. JB Weather is Southern Maryland’s Weather Leader, and I am working around the clock to keep you ahead of the storm!

-JB

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