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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 72
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
340 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN MARYLAND
FAR EASTERN OHIO
WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVOR INITIALLY DISCRETE
STORMS, WITH SOME SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE. LARGE TO ISOLATED VERY LARGE
HAIL IS THE PRIMARY RISK WITH ANY SUPERCELLS. A TREND TOWARDS A MORE
LINEAR MODE IS ANTICIPATED WITH TIME, WITH THE PRIMARY HAZARD
TRANSITIONING TO STRONG GUSTS. A TORNADO OR TWO IS ALSO POSSIBLE,
BUT LIMITED LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND HIGH LCLS SHOULD KEEP THE OVERALL
TORNADO PROBABILITY LOW.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST OF
WHEELING WV TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HARRISBURG PA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
28035.
...MOSIER
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