Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
559 FLUS41 KLWX 081744 HWOLWX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 144 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508- VAZ053>057-527-091000- 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- 144 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 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 A Heat Advisory has been issued along and east of I-95 from 1 PM to 7 PM. A Flood Watch for potential flash flooding has been issued for the Baltimore/Washington metro area and southern Maryland from 2 PM until midnight. An isolated instance of flooding is possible elsewhere. Scattered severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging winds this afternoon and evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Scattered instances of flash flooding are possible due to heavy thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening. Isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are also possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. $$ MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508- 526-WVZ050>053-055-091000- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire- Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- 144 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A Flood Watch for potential flash flooding has been issued for portions of the Baltimore/Washington metro area from 2 PM until midnight. An isolated instance of flooding is possible elsewhere. Scattered severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging winds this afternoon and evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for areas east of the Blue Ridge Mountains until 9 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Scattered instances of flash flooding are possible due to heavy thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening. Isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are also possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. $$ MDZ501-502-509-510-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-091000- Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Western Garrett-Eastern Garrett-Western Highland-Eastern Highland- Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral- Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton- 144 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025 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 Thunderstorms may produce isolated wind damage and flooding this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Isolated instances of flooding are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening due to heavy thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$