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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 125

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

220 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Maryland

  Southern Pennsylvania

  Northern Virginia

  West Virginia



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Widely scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to

intensify through the afternoon with some of them developing into

well-organized bands, aided by relatively strong flow aloft.

Damaging winds will be the most common impact, but isolated severe

hail will be possible as well.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest

of Charleston WV to 10 miles east of Hagerstown MD. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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

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

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

24025.



...Guyer

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