NOAA Hazardous Weather Outlook - March 5

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1057 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008

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1057 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
PLEASE SEE SEL9 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL...THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A
TORNADO.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC
TONIGHT. FOR MORE DETAILS CONSULT THE FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT
/WBCFFALWX/ /WGUS61 KLWX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF
OF MEXICO LATE THIS WEEK. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.

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