Severe Thunderstorm Watch (8/31/24)

 
Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has expired for the DC region. The most recent watch issuance before the expiration is below.
‍ 

---

‍ 
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch to 7 pm has been expanded to include the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

MARYLAND: Washington.
VIRGINIA: Winchester, Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, Augusta, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Rockingham.
WEST VIRGINIA: Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson.
‍ 

---

‍ 
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect to 7 pm Saturday, August 31, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

MARYLAND: Garrett, Allegany.
VIRGINIA: Highland.
WEST VIRGINIA: Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western Maryland
Southwest Pennsylvania
Northwest Virginia
West Virginia

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 125 PM until 700 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…Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and move east across the watch area through the afternoon, posing a risk for scattered damaging wind gusts and isolated instances of large hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles northwest of Altoona PA to 10 miles southwest of Beckley WV. 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.