Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Parts Of Maryland

MARYLAND — Get ready to hunker down, because severe thunderstorms are barreling toward southern and central Maryland.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts Maryland, D.C. Virginia until 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Maryland counties included in the watch are: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's.

Forecasters say scattered, severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts and large hail are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening.

Heavy rain from thunderstorms could also result in isolated instances of flooding. Rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible, the National Weather Service said.

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang says the storms are likely to hit Interstate 81 west of D.C. at 3 p.m., roll into Northern Virginia by 4 p.m., and then strike Fauquier County, Prince William County, and the Beltway by 5 p.m. By 6 p.m, it should reach the east and southeast suburbs of D.C.

CWG says that conditions "really aren't that favorable" for widespread storms, but this squall line should give us a swift but forceful dose of stormy weather. The highest risk is just south of the Beltway.

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