Multiple rounds of severe storms through this evening will yield potential for scattered to widespread damaging winds and a few strong tornadoes from the Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic States.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0071 for Delaware, Central and Eastern Maryland, Northeast North Carolina, Southern New Jersey, Southeast and Central Virginia, Coastal Waters

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0071

Locations Affected

Delaware

Central and Eastern Maryland

Northeast North Carolina

Southern New Jersey

Southeast and Central Virginia

Coastal Waters

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

A line of low-topped convection should continue to pose some risk for scattered severe/damaging winds as it moves quickly east-northeastward this evening.

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

A tornado or two possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 71
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
815 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Delaware
  Central and Eastern Maryland
  Northeast North Carolina
  Southern New Jersey
  Southeast and Central Virginia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Monday night from 815 PM until Midnight EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...A line of low-topped convection should continue to pose
some risk for scattered severe/damaging winds as it moves quickly
east-northeastward this evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles east northeast
of Wilmington DE to 40 miles southwest of Norfolk VA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 200. Mean storm motion vector
25040.

...Gleason

National Risk Overview

Monday, March 16: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: low; WIND: 15%
Tuesday, March 17: TORNADO: low; HAIL: low; WIND: low
Wednesday, March 18: ANY SEVERE: low
Thursday, March 19: ANY SEVERE: potential too low
Friday, March 20: ANY SEVERE: potential too low
Saturday, March 21: ANY SEVERE: potential too low
Sunday, March 22: ANY SEVERE: potential too low
Monday, March 23: ANY SEVERE: potential too low

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