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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 2:14PM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD EASTERN BAY CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 2:14PM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC

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