Tornado watch - pretty large area in our region

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 402
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1027 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 402 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY
PRINCE GEORGES

IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND

CARROLL FREDERICK WASHINGTON

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE HARFORD

IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND

CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS

IN WESTERN MARYLAND

ALLEGANY

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

GREENE KING GEORGE ORANGE
SPOTSYLVANIA

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

ARLINGTON CULPEPER FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM
STAFFORD

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON
PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH
WARREN

IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM

IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA

BERKELEY GRANT HAMPSHIRE
HARDY JEFFERSON MINERAL
MORGAN PENDLETON

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 INDEPENDENT CITY

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE CITY

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 INDEPENDENT CITIES

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH
CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF WINCHESTER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...ALEXANDRIA...ANNAPOLIS...
ARLINGTON...BALTIMORE...BAYARD...BEL AIR...BERRYVILLE...
CHANTILLY...CHARLES TOWNN...CHESAPEAKE BEACH...COLUMBIA...
CULPEPER...CUMBERLAND...DAHLGREN...EDGEWOOD...FAIRFAX...
FALLS CHURCH...FALLSTON...FALMOUTH...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN...
FREDERICK...FRONT ROYAL...GAITHERSBURG...HAGERSTOWN...
HARRISONBURG...HARRISONBURG...HAVRE DE GRACE...JOPPATOWNE...
KEYSER...LAUREL...LEESBURG...LURAY...MADISON...MANASSAS...
MANASSAS PARK...MARTINSBURG...MCLEAN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...
ORANGE...PAW PAW...PETERSBURG...RESTON...ROMNEY...
SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE...ST MARYS...STANARDSVILLE...STERLING...
STRASBURG...TOWSON...WALDORF...WARRENTON...WASHINGTON...
WASHINGTON...WESTMINSTER...WINCHESTER...WINCHESTER...
WOODBRIDGE AND WOODSTOCK.

Similar warning for Delmarva:


TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 402
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1203 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

TORNADO WATCH 402 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
DEC001-003-005-312100-
/O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0402.000000T0000Z-080531T2100Z/
DE
. DELAWARE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

KENT NEW CASTLE SUSSEX

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1144 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-PAZ067-070-311745-
CAROLINE-CECIL-CHESTER-DELAWARE-DELAWARE BEACHES-INLAND SUSSEX-KENT-
NEW CASTLE-QUEEN ANNE'S-SALEM-TALBOT-
1144 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HEADING TOWARD THE DELMARVA PENINSULA...

AT 1145 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE WESTERN SHORE EXTENDING FROM THE
MASON-DIXON LINE SOUTHWEST THROUGH BALTIMORE. THIS LINE WAS MOVING
EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. CECIL AND KENT COUNTIES IN MARYLAND...AND NEW
CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AROUND NOON...WITH OTHER COUNTIES SEEING
ACTIVITY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS
AS THEY MOVE BY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE STORMS
INTENSIFY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING SHOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED...ALONG
WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS INTERMINGLED WITH LIGHT AND MODERATE RAIN
SHOWERS.

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IF THE STORMS INTENSIFY. A TORNADO WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH 5 PM. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED OR THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES.

It's up here, too. Plenty of rain so far. Tornado watch until 5pm:

PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS BEDFORD BERKS
BUCKS CHESTER CUMBERLAND
DELAWARE FAYETTE FRANKLIN
FULTON GREENE LANCASTER
LEHIGH MONTGOMERY NORTHAMPTON
PHILADELPHIA SOMERSET YORK




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I just brought anything that needed it under cover on the deck - we needed new lightbulbs for the front door - DH managed to get them changed 2 minutes before it started pouring!

I can hear the rumbling - but further away and I am happy!

It seems to have passed on through where I am. We did have a little hail and lots of wind, rain, and scary thunder & lightning, but nothing too bad. It passed pretty quick, too. Hope everyone else is weathering the storm well.

New advisory - extends the watch to 9 pm but some localities are deleted.

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 402/403
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
309 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 403 UNTIL
9 PM EDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH
402. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MARYLAND THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND

CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS

IN VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

GREENE KING GEORGE ORANGE
SPOTSYLVANIA

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

CULPEPER FAUQUIER PRINCE WILLIAM
STAFFORD

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK
SHENANDOAH WARREN

IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM

IN WEST VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA

GRANT HARDY PENDLETON

IN VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 INDEPENDENT CITIES

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

CITY OF HARRISONBURG

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BAYARD...CHESAPEAKE BEACH...
CULPEPER...DAHLGREN...FALMOUTH...FRANKLIN...FRONT ROYAL...
HARRISONBURG...HARRISONBURG...LURAY...MADISON...MANASSAS...
MANASSAS PARK...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...ORANGE...PETERSBURG...
SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE...ST MARYS...STANARDSVILLE...STRASBURG...
WALDORF...WARRENTON...WASHINGTON...WOODBRIDGE AND WOODSTOCK.

Personally, LOL, I stayed out in the down pour (till it began lightening) putting plants in the ground...it was great...no bugs....no heat and the plants got watered...and then some....^_^
Hope everyone faired ok!!

That's true dedication, Chantell!

I'm not sure how much rain we got yesterday, but I saw this morning that it was enough to completely wash the soil out of a bunch of pots of seedlings. Boo. I lost a bunch of basils and fennel and dill and some other stuff.

I hate when that happens!!!

Ugh...that's not good at all - those little ole mini greenhouses come in handy for things like that...Wally world had them for around $30, I think. Attempted to plant again today....down pour again....geez!! On the upside? Didn't have to water yesterday or today...LOL

Unfortunately my family did not make out so well. I just got power back on, and am said to say that we had excessive wind/hail damage here in King William, VA. We lost our hay barn, multiple trees, 2 greenhouses, roadside stand, and so many of our crops. We had a few thousand tomato plants in the field that may be a total loss. We are all okay, and our house is okay, so there is something to be thankful for. It just saddens me to have worked so hard in the fields and greenhouses since February, and have very little to show for it now. Luckily two of the greenhouses are still standing, and they had lots of plants for second and third plantings, so at least we have those. I hope everyone is safe, and all will be back online soon!

Oh, no! I'm so sorry for your losses but thank heavens you all are okay. Was it just bad wind or a tornado?

They have not said it was a tornado, but there was so much rotation, and there are hundreds of trees down in our area. I was home alone with my two daughters (5 and 7). We actually had to get in the bathtub, as we don't have a basement. It was over in a matter of about 5 minutes, but seemed like forever. When we went to put them to bed tonight, the thunder was rumbling in the distance. They would not sleep alone, and both of them are asleep in my bed now. I hate that they are so scared of storms now. They never were before. I am so glad the electric coop got the power back on so fast. I was expecting to be without power for a few more days. There was hail again tonight in Richmond. The weather sure has been scary lately.

I'm so sorry. That must have been terrifying. I have never been in a real tornado, but once was in what must have been a micro-tornado, and it was the scariest thing I've ever endured. It also was over in 5 minutes. The rear window of every single car in the block was blown out, and almost all the trees were down (this was in Washington DC); the problem was centered in our block. So I can only begin to imagine the horror you must have lived through in that 5 minutes in the tub.

That does sound terrifying. I'm so sorry that you've lost so much, but glad that you and your family made it through safely. The weather really has been scary and weird lately.

Praying God's comfort and peace esp for your little ones. I simply can't imagine and my heart hurts for you. Praising God you all are ok.