Full Notification

Tornado watch in effect for Frederick County

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Frederick County and the surrounding areas from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. today, according to the weather service's website.
Additionally, the area could see showers and thunderstorms that could produce heavy rainfall later this morning into the afternoon.

Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 543
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
900 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

TORNADO WATCH 543 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MDC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-021-025-027-029-031-033-035-041-
043-510-072100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0543.131007T1300Z-131007T2100Z/

MD
. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE CALVERT
CAROLINE CARROLL CECIL
CHARLES FREDERICK HARFORD
HOWARD KENT MONTGOMERY
PRINCE GEORGES QUEEN ANNE`S TALBOT
WASHINGTON


MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BALTIMORE CITY



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Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
902 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

MDZ003-004-VAZ042-071345-
FREDERICK MD-LOUDOUN VA-WASHINGTON MD-
902 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

.NOW...
AT 900 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST
OF BRADDOCK HEIGHTS TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POINT OF ROCKS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS THAT LIKELY WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE POINT OF ROCKS...
BRADDOCK HEIGHTS...WOLFSVILLE...HARRY GROVE STADIUM...FREDERICK...
BALLENGER CREEK...WALKERSVILLE...THURMONT AND NEW MARKET.

OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. MOVE INDOORS UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED.

GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE WATER TO POND ON
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3970 7741 3938 7716 3916 7767 3947 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 238DEG 30KT 3945 7763 3921 7763


KCS






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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
515 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504-
WVZ050>053-055-501>506-081000-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-
ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-
ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
515 AM EDT MON OCT 7 2013

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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES TODAY.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE A PERIOD HEAVY
RAINFALL LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCALIZED
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO AND LOCALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.