Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent watch issuances before the cancellation are below.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect Wednesday, July 9, 2025 to 12 am including the following jurisdictions.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MARYLAND: Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Cecil, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Harford, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, Allegany, Garrett.
VIRGINIA: Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Greene, King George, Nelson, Orange, Spotsylvania, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Winchester, Clarke, Frederick, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren, Augusta, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Highland, Rockingham, Caroline.
WEST VIRGINIA: Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton, Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Maryland
Far Northwestern North Carolina
South-Central Pennsylvania
Northern, Western, and Central Virginia
Eastern West Virginia
Coastal Waters
Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until 1000 PM EDT.
Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase across the region this afternoon, with multiple rounds of storms possible. Moderate buoyancy and vertical shear is expected to support bowing line segments capable of damaging wind gusts. A few instances of hail are possible as well, particularly over regions of higher terrain.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles west northwest of Hagerstown MD to 60 miles south southwest of Dublin VA. 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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect to 10 pm Wednesday, July 9, 2025 including the following jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, Worcester.
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
Southeast Pennsylvania
Coastal Waters
Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 530 PM until Midnight EDT.
Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Thunderstorms will spread eastward across the watch area through the evening. A warm/humid and moderately unstable air mass will promote a risk of locally damaging wind gusts with the stronger cells.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Trenton NJ to 30 miles southeast of Patuxent River MD. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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.