2026 Mid-Atlantic Severe Storm General Discussion

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https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0278.html

 

 

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 278
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   140 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     The Maryland Panhandle
     Central Pennsylvania
     Extreme northern Virginia
     The eastern West Virginia Panhandle

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until
     800 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Storms are forming in western Pennsylvania, and a separate
   storm cluster in Ohio has a history of wind damage.  Either or both
   areas of storms will spread into central Pennsylvania through the
   afternoon, and potentially as far south as the West
   Virginia/Maryland Panhandles.  Damaging gusts will be the main
   threat, though the strongest storms could also produce isolated
   large hail (1-1.5 inches in diameter).

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
   statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles south
   southwest of Dubois PA to 40 miles northeast of Harrisburg PA. 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.

   &&

[Eskimo Joe]

Interesting line about to enter the western panhandle of Maryland.

[Eskimo Joe]

Yikes

 

[Eskimo Joe]

Double yikes

 

 

[frd]

40 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Interesting line about to enter the western panhandle of Maryland.

Rather strong complex

 

 

[high risk]

46 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Interesting line about to enter the western panhandle of Maryland.

  Guidance is emphatic that the line will fall apart as it moves across northern MD, but I'm not sure that I can justify why that would happen.