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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 71 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND

DORCHESTER            SOMERSET              WICOMICO
WORCESTER

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

BERTIE                CAMDEN                CHOWAN
CURRITUCK             GATES                 HERTFORD
PASQUOTANK            PERQUIMANS

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CHARLES CITY          ESSEX                 KING WILLIAM
KING AND QUEEN        NEW KENT              RICHMOND
WESTMORELAND

IN EASTERN VIRGINIA

LANCASTER             MATHEWS               MIDDLESEX
NORTHAMPTON           NORTHUMBERLAND

IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CITY OF HOPEWELL      PRINCE GEORGE

IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

ACCOMACK              CITY OF CHESAPEAKE    CITY OF FRANKLIN
CITY OF HAMPTON       CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS  CITY OF NORFOLK
CITY OF POQUOSON      CITY OF PORTSMOUTH    CITY OF SUFFOLK
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH                      CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG
GLOUCESTER            ISLE OF WIGHT         JAMES CITY
SOUTHAMPTON           SURRY                 SUSSEX
YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM,
BARNETTS, BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL,
BOYKINS, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE,
CAPE CHARLES, CAPE COLONY, CARET, CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE,
CHAMPLAIN, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHINCOTEAGUE,
CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLANCIE,
COLONIAL BEACH, COURTLAND, CRISFIELD, CROAKER, CURRITUCK,
DEEP CREEK, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EDENHOUSE,
EDENTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS,
FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GATESVILLE, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE,
GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GWALTNEY CORNER,
HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL,
HORNTOWN, HORSESHOE, HOWERTONS, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KILMARNOCK,
KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LILLY,
LITTLE PLYMOUTH, MACEDONIA, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MAVATON,
MERRY HILL, MIDWAY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH,
NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS,
NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, POOLESVILLE,
POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, QUITSNA, ROXBURY,
SAINT JOHNS, SALISBURY, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK,
TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, VALHALLA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD,
WARSAW, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR,
AND YORKTOWN.

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