Weather Alert

Issued by The National Weather ServiceWakefield, VA

• ... AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET... WICOMICO AND CENTRAL DORCHESTER COUNTIES...
• AT 518 PM EDT... AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF DEAL ISLAND TO PINEY POINT... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
• WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND UP TO 1 INCH RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
• LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DEAL ISLAND... GREEN HILL... HONGA... DAMES QUARTER... TRINITY... WETIPQUIN... ORIOLE... NANTICOKE... HOOPERSVILLE... CATCHPENNY... MOUNT VERNON... BIVALVE... CROCHERON... CHAMP... ROYAL OAK... RUMBLEY... MONIE... WIDGEON... ANDREWS AND WINGATE.
• IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.
• MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS... AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.