The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Delaware Bay...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 537 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Northeast River to 13 nm east of Rock Hall to
near Chester River to Deale, moving east at 30 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater 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, East
Point, Bowers Beach, Woodland Beach, Stony Point, Miah Maull Light,
Ship John Shoal Light, Brandywine Shoal Light, Reedy Point,
Fortesque Beach, Sea Breeze, Pea Patch Island, and Cross Ledge
Light.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water, stay below deck if possible and keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather
Service.

&&


HAIL...<.75IN;
WIND...>34KTS

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Sussex County in southern Delaware...
Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Kent County in central Delaware...
Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
Northeastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
West central Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
Southwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 535 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hollywood Beach to Church Hill to near Grasonville
to Deale, moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.

* Locations impacted include...
Dover, Middletown, Easton, Centerville, Talbot, Smyrna, Milford,
Denton, Centreville, Harrington, Camden, Clayton, Federalsburg,
Bridgeville, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Cheswold, Trappe, and
St. Michaels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors
immediately. 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.

&&


HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 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 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 556 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL DELAWARE

KENT

IN NORTHERN DELAWARE

NEW CASTLE

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 3 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

CAPE MAY              CUMBERLAND            SALEM

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CENTREVILLE, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON,
DOVER, EASTON, GEORGETOWN, MILLVILLE, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE,
AND WILMINGTON.