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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:03 PM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
381 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA

CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER

PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND

Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:00 AM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt
expected.

* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD,
and Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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