Madison, MD Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

352 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

Expires:

400 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.