Tornado Watch

TORNADO WATCH 332 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR THE 
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

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.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEGANY             FREDERICK           GARRETT             
WASHINGTON

Air Quality Index

425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR WESTERN MARYLAND IS CODE LEVEL
GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK.

PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 410-537-3247.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

140 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A STRONG
COLD FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. PLEASE RELAY ALL SEVERE WEATHER
REPORTS TO YOU LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Special Weather Statement

DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ025>031-
036>040-042-050>057-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-020015-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-
ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-
ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...

WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...

WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...

WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...

CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...

MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...

FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG...

CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...

ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN
205 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
WASHINGTON DC/BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS AND SURROUNDING REGION...

A SERIES OF STRONG-TO-SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
WASHINGTON DC/BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS AND SURROUNDING REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TO THE REGION
IN TWO ROUNDS.

THE FIRST ROUND OF ANTICIPATED SEVERE WEATHER HAS STARTED. SCATTERED
STRONG-TO-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EAST FROM
THE BLUE RIDGE AND MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE
REGION THROUGH 6 PM. THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY ARE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THE SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CROSS THE REGION DURING
THE EVENING FROM THE WEST AS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS OVER
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE
THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM...THEN ACROSS THE
INTESTATE 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM...BEFORE FINALLY REACHING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AROUND 9 PM. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS ROUND
OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE REGION HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPERIENCING
TORNADOES TODAY...THE MOST LIKELY TIME WILL BE FROM 6 TO 9 PM IN AN
AREA ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA
NORTH TO BALTIMORE MD THEN EAST TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THIS AREA INCLUDES
THE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS OF WASHINGTON DC AND BALTIMORE
MARYLAND.

WHILE THESE ARE THE BEST APPROXIMATIONS FOR TIMING AT THIS
MOMENT...RESIDENTS...BUSINESSES...AND VISITORS ACROSS THE REGION
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER ANYTIME THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND HAVE A SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE.

KEEP IN MIND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE WEATHER MAY BE CALM AT TIMES
DURING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCHES...CONDITIONS CAN
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AND BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

PLEASE MONITOR THE WEATHER AND TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...ALONG
WITH YOUR FAVORITE RADIO...TELEVISION...OR INTERNET WEATHER
INFORMATION SOURCE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

Shortterm Forecast

207 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

.NOW...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...PAN HANDLE OF WEST
VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE AND ARE
CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 4PM WILL AVERAGE A QUARTER INCH WITHIN ACTIVITY
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.