Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA, Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA
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- Severe
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What is happening
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 945 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Urbanna Inlet, moving...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 945 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Urbanna Inlet, moving southeast at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Tue Marshes Light, New Point Comfort, York Spit Reef, Wolf Trap, The Cell, Mobjack Bay, Cherrystone Reef, Gwynns Island, and Poquoson.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued July 28 at 9:45PM EDT until July 28 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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