Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent watch issuance before the cancellation is below.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect to 11 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2026 including the following jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: Anne Arundel, Cecil, Prince George’s, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Caroline.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Delaware
Eastern Maryland
Central and Southern New Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania
Coastal Waters
Effective this Wednesday evening from 700 PM until 1100 PM EDT.
Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY…A broken cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms will move west to east across the Watch area this evening. The stronger storms will mainly be capable of a wind-damage risk, but a brief tornado is possible. This activity will likely move east of the coast by the late evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north northwest of Trenton NJ to 30 miles south southwest of Dover DE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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.