THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1:45 PM UNTIL 10:00 PM EDT.
HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE.
STORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG A COLD FRONT FROM SERN OH INTO NRN MD AS IT MOVES SEWD INTO A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100F AHEAD OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WHICH WILL ENHANCE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION…LARGE INSTABILITY INDICATES POTENTIAL FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUING DEVELOPING AND MOVE ESEWD THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
