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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 109

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

150 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  District Of Columbia

  Southern Delaware

  Central and Eastern Maryland

  Virginia

  Central and Eastern West Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Broken bands of strong to severe thunderstorms are

forecast to develop this afternoon and move east-southeast through

the mid evening.  Scattered severe gusts capable of wind damage will

be possible with the stronger cores and outflow winds.  Large hail

may accompany the early cellular storm activity.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west northwest

of Beckley WV to 30 miles east southeast of Wallops VA. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.

Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening

weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible

warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

29035.



...Smith