Wednesday, February 24th: Tornado Watch In Effect Until 11:00pm

The following is a statement from the Cape May County Office of Emergency Management regarding a Tornado Watch issued for Cape May County by the National Weather Service.  The Watch is in effect until Wednesday, February 24th, at 11:00pm:

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DELAWARE

CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARYLAND

SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 320 PM  UNTIL 1100 PM EST.

 

PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE,

A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

SUMMARY,A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL QUICKLY PROGRESS  NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE  MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF  PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA TO 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PATUXENT  RIVER MARYLAND.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE  ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,

REMEMBER,A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR  TORNADOES AND 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.