Tornado Watch for 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 +11 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- District of Columbia, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles and 30 more
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 605 UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM...
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 605 UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE NEW 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
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Tornado Watch issued August 20 at 3:01PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Official revision - Alert
Tornado Watch issued August 20 at 3:01PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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