URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 538
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
215 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Delaware
Eastern Maryland
New Jersey
Southern New York
Southeast Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Eastern Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until
1000 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop and
intensify within a moist/moderately unstable air mass to the east of
a cold front. Winds aloft should be sufficient for organized
multicells, with a couple of transient supercells also possible.
Damaging winds are the most likely risk as storms progress
east-northeastward through late afternoon and evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles north
northwest of Charlottesville VA to 20 miles south southeast of
Providence RI. For a complete depiction of the watch see the
associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 538
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
215 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2019
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 538 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
CTC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-230200-
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CT
. CONNECTICUT COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAIRFIELD HARTFORD LITCHFIELD
MIDDLESEX NEW HAVEN NEW LONDON
TOLLAND WINDHAM
DCC001-230200-
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DC
. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DEC001-003-005-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
DE
. DELAWARE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
KENT NEW CASTLE SUSSEX
MDC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-045-047-510-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
MD
. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE CALVERT
CAROLINE CARROLL CECIL
CHARLES DORCHESTER FREDERICK
HARFORD HOWARD KENT
MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES QUEEN ANNE'S
SOMERSET ST. MARYS TALBOT
WICOMICO WORCESTER
MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BALTIMORE CITY
NJC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-
031-033-035-037-039-041-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON
CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND
ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN
PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET
SUSSEX UNION WARREN
NYC005-027-047-059-061-071-079-081-085-087-103-119-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRONX DUTCHESS KINGS
NASSAU NEW YORK ORANGE
PUTNAM QUEENS RICHMOND
ROCKLAND SUFFOLK WESTCHESTER
PAC001-011-017-025-029-043-045-071-075-077-089-091-095-101-107-
133-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BERKS BUCKS
CARBON CHESTER DAUPHIN
DELAWARE LANCASTER LEBANON
LEHIGH MONROE MONTGOMERY
NORTHAMPTON PHILADELPHIA SCHUYLKILL
YORK
RIC001-003-005-007-009-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
RI
. RHODE ISLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL KENT NEWPORT
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON
VAC003-013-033-047-057-059-061-065-075-079-085-097-099-101-107-
109-113-125-133-137-153-157-159-177-179-193-510-540-600-610-630-
683-685-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBEMARLE ARLINGTON CAROLINE
CULPEPER ESSEX FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND
GREENE HANOVER KING AND QUEEN
KING GEORGE KING WILLIAM LOUDOUN
LOUISA MADISON NELSON
NORTHUMBERLAND ORANGE PRINCE WILLIAM
RAPPAHANNOCK RICHMOND SPOTSYLVANIA
STAFFORD WESTMORELAND
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDRIA CHARLOTTESVILLE FAIRFAX
FALLS CHURCH FREDERICKSBURG MANASSAS
MANASSAS PARK
ANZ235-236-237-256-330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-430-431-450-
451-452-453-454-455-530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-539-540-
541-542-543-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
RHODE ISLAND SOUND
NARRAGANSETT BAY
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY
NEW YORK HARBOR
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM
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
