SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 442 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND

DORCHESTER            SOMERSET              WICOMICO

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

AMELIA                CHESTERFIELD
CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS                    CITY OF RICHMOND
CUMBERLAND            FLUVANNA              GOOCHLAND
HANOVER               HENRICO               LOUISA
POWHATAN              PRINCE EDWARD

IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA

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

IN EASTERN VIRGINIA

LANCASTER             MIDDLESEX             NORTHUMBERLAND

IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CAROLINE

IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

BRUNSWICK             CITY OF HOPEWELL      CITY OF PETERSBURG
DINWIDDIE             LUNENBURG             MECKLENBURG
NOTTOWAY              PRINCE GEORGE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE,
BARNETTS, BEACH, BON AIR, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BRAYS FORK,
BROWNS CORNER, BRUNSWICK, BURRUSS CORNER, CAMBRIDGE, CARET,
CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CHAMPLAIN, CHASE CITY, CHESTER,
CHESTERFIELD, CHULA, CLANCIE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL BEACH,
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CORBIN, CREWE, CRISFIELD, DAWN, DENARO,
DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EARLS, EDGERTON, FARMVILLE,
FORT LEE, GLEN ALLEN, GOOCHLAND, GRESSIT, GUINEA MILLS, HAWK,
HOPEWELL, HOWERTONS, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, KILMARNOCK,
KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER,
LAWRENCEVILLE, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MANNBORO,
MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN,
MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, ORAPAX FARMS,
PETERSBURG, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN,
REAMS, REEDS, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SALISBURY, SANDSTON,
SCOTTS FORK, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, TALLEYSVILLE, TRIPLET,
URBANNA, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, WARSAW, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT,
AND WHITE PLAINS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
442 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA

PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD
EASTERN BAY
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER

PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA,
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Eastern
Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank
River, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding
Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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