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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1201 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-
036>042-050>057-WVZ050>055-501>504-042200-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...
WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...
WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...
WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...
CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...
MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...
FREDERICKSBURG...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...BAYARD...
PETERSBURG...EMORYVILLE...HARTMANSVILLE...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY
1201 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...

AT NOON...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS APPROACHING MORGANTOWN AND
CHARLESTOWN WEST VIRGINIA. AT THIS PACE...THEY SHOULD NEAR THE
APPALACHIANS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM...AND THE BLUE RIDGE BETWEEN BY 3
PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 95
CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE GREATER BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON METRO
AREA AND ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM.

THE ATMOSPHERE IS FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE GREATEST THREATS...BUT
THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL AND
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE COMMON WITH THESE
STORMS.

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ROGOWSKI




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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1041 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
051000-
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-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
1041 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE IS EXPECTED DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE THE PRIMARY POTENTIAL HAZARDS...ALONG WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND PERHAPS AN
ISOLATED TORNADO.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MARYLAND
PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE ENTIRE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL
POTOMAC RIVER.

TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND WILL RISE WELL ABOVE NORMAL...WITH HIGHS
IN THE 90S. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED INJURIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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