Note: The Tornado Watch has been canceled for the DC region. The previous watch issuances before the cancellation are below.
A Tornado Watch is in effect to 7 pm Monday, March 16, 2026 including the following jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Caroline.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Tornado Watch for portions of
Delaware
Eastern Maryland
New Jersey
Southeast Pennsylvania
Coastal Waters
Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1130 AM until 700 PM EDT.
Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Pre-frontal bands of storms will spread northeastward from Virginia into southeast Pennsylvania through the afternoon, with an attendant threat for swaths of damaging winds (60-80 mph) and a few tornadoes with embedded circulations. A couple of strong tornadoes (EF2) will be possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles northwest of Allentown PA to 35 miles west of Wilmington DE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and 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.
A Tornado Watch is in effect to 7 pm Monday, March 16, 2026 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, Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester.
VIRGINIA: Fredericksburg, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Winchester, Clarke, Frederick, Rappahannock, Warren, Westmoreland, Caroline.
WEST VIRGINIA: Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Tornado Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Maryland
Northeast North Carolina
Eastern Virginia
The eastern West Virginia Panhandle
Coastal Waters
Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1050 AM until 700 PM EDT.
Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Several bands and clusters of storms are expected to intensify through the afternoon, with the potential to produce swaths of damaging winds, some significant (75-85 mph), and embedded circulations will pose a threat for several tornadoes, some of which could be strong (EF2+).
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Baltimore MD to 55 miles west southwest of Norfolk VA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and 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.