...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SUSSEX...KENT...NORTHEASTERN TALBOT AND CAROLINE
COUNTIES...

At 721 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bowers to near Andrewsville to Windyhill, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Dover, Easton, Georgetown, Milford, Seaford, Denton, Harrington,
Camden, Federalsburg, Milton, Bridgeville, Greensboro, Ridgely,
Preston, Ellendale, Bowers, Queen Anne, Woodside, Viola, and
Smithville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL DELAWARE

KENT

IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE

SUSSEX

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

CAROLINE              KENT                  QUEEN ANNE'S
TALBOT

IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY

MONMOUTH

IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

MIDDLESEX

IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

ATLANTIC              BURLINGTON            CAMDEN
CAPE MAY              CUMBERLAND            GLOUCESTER
OCEAN                 SALEM

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC CITY, CAMDEN, CENTREVILLE,
CHERRY HILL, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DEPTFORD, DOVER,
EAST BRUNSWICK, EASTON, EDISON, FREEHOLD, GEORGETOWN, GLASSBORO,
HAMMONTON, MILLVILLE, MOORESTOWN, MOUNT HOLLY, NEW BRUNSWICK,
NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, PERTH AMBOY,
SAYREVILLE, AND TOMS RIVER.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Delaware Bay...
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 656 PM EDT, an outflow boundary was located along a line
extending from near Cross Ledge Light to 10 nm southwest of Bowers
Beach to 11 nm east of Miles River, moving east at 35 knots. The
outflow boundary will be followed by a line of strong
thunderstorms.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
Brown Shoal Light, Fourteen Foot Bank Light, Slaughter Beach, Cape
Henlopen, East Point, Bowers Beach, Woodland Beach, Miah Maull
Light, Ship John Shoal Light, Brandywine Shoal Light, Fortesque
Beach, Sea Breeze, and Cross Ledge Light.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&


HAIL...<.75IN;
WIND...40KTS

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Delaware, including the following areas,
Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex, Kent and New Castle, northeast
Maryland, including the following areas, Caroline, Kent MD, Queen
Annes and Talbot, New Jersey, including the following areas,
Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal
Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Cumberland, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester,
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington,
Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, Sussex, Warren
and Western Monmouth, and Pennsylvania, including the following
areas, Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery,
Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks,
Western Chester and Western Montgomery.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A frontal boundary will collide with a tropical airmass and
produce widespread showers and thunderstorms this afternoon
into tonight. Rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour or
more will be possible, leading to flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 degrees.

* WHERE...In Delaware, Kent and Inland Sussex Counties. In Maryland,
Caroline, Kent MD, Queen Annes, and Talbot Counties. In New
Jersey, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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