Severe T-storm watch posted
UPDATE, 5:10 p.m.: The severe thunderstorm warning for Baltimore and Harford counties has been lifted. Watches remain in effect. Here's the latest watch/warning map.
EARLIER: Thunderstorms pushing south and west out of New Jersey and Pennsylvania could reach Maryland this afternoon or evening. The National Weather Service has posted a severe thunderstorm watch for all of Central Maryland, the District and Northern Virginia, as well as the northern Eastern Shore and west to Allegany County. Large hail remains the primary worry.
Here's the radar loop. And the satellite view. Here's (as of 2:50 p.m.) where the watch was posted. Here is the forecast. Here's a regional map of watches and warnings.
And here's a portion of the watch statement:
"THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
"SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE
NORTHEAST WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER PENNSYLVANIA AND
NEW JERSEY AND MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE AREA.
"THE ATMOSPHERE ALOFT IS VERY COLD AND HAIL IS EXPECTED FROM THE
STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE
WEATHER IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MARYLAND...AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN
VIRGINIA THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS SUNSET APPROACHES.
"THE PRIMARY RISK FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
LARGE HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE."
"SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE
NORTHEAST WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER PENNSYLVANIA AND
NEW JERSEY AND MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE AREA.
"THE ATMOSPHERE ALOFT IS VERY COLD AND HAIL IS EXPECTED FROM THE
STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE
WEATHER IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MARYLAND...AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN
VIRGINIA THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS SUNSET APPROACHES.
"THE PRIMARY RISK FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
LARGE HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE."
