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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
161 FLUS41 KLWX 161946 HWOLWX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 346 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508- VAZ053>057-527-172000- 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-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard- Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 346 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until 8 PM this evening for most of the outlook area except Spotsylvania County, where a Heat Advisory is in effect. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect till 10 pm for all areas except for St. Mary`s County and it`s adjacent marine areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire outlook area from 11 AM until 8 PM Wednesday. Scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon. $$ MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508- 526-WVZ050>053-055-172000- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire- Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- 346 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until 8 PM this evening for the northern Shenandoah Valley into Washington County Maryland, as well as northern Baltimore and Harford Counties. A Heat Advisory is in effect elsewhere. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10pm for most counties east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and north of I-64. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire outlook area aside from Hampshire, Hardy, Augusta, and Nelson counties from 11 AM until 8 PM on Wednesday. Scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening, especially east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon. $$ MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-172000- Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant- Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton- Eastern Pendleton- 346 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland County Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 PM this evening east of the Allegheny Front. Isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday An isolated thunderstorm may produce damaging winds Wednesday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon. $$