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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 356

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1250 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  District Of Columbia

  Maryland

  Northern North Carolina

  Virginia

  Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1250 PM until

  800 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to strengthen over

western/central Virginia and spread across the watch area this

afternoon.  Locally damaging wind gusts and hail will be possible in

the stronger cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles north northeast

of Baltimore MD to 10 miles east southeast of Danville VA. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 354...WW 355...



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

25030.



...Hart

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