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Watch 553 Status Reports
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 553

VALID 180005Z - 180200Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 WSW LYH
TO 25 E LYH TO 30 SW RIC TO 20 NW ILG.

WW 553 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 180200Z.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1675

..GLEASON..07/18/24

ATTN...WFO...LWX...PHI...AKQ...RNK...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 553 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

DEC001-003-005-180200-

DE 
.    DELAWARE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

KENT		     NEW CASTLE 	 SUSSEX 	     
$$


MDC009-011-015-019-029-035-037-039-041-045-047-180200-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALVERT 	     CAROLINE		 CECIL		     
DORCHESTER	     KENT		 QUEEN ANNE'S	     
ST. MARYS	     SOMERSET		 TALBOT 	     
WICOMICO	     WORCESTER		 
$$


NJC001-009-011-033-180200-

NJ 
.    NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATLANTIC	     CAPE MAY		 CUMBERLAND	     
SALEM		     
$$


VAC025-031-036-037-041-053-057-073-083-097-101-103-111-115-117-
119-127-133-135-143-147-149-159-193-570-590-670-730-180200-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRUNSWICK	     CAMPBELL		 CHARLES CITY	     
CHARLOTTE	     CHESTERFIELD	 DINWIDDIE	     
ESSEX		     GLOUCESTER 	 HALIFAX	     
KING AND QUEEN	     KING WILLIAM	 LANCASTER	     
LUNENBURG	     MATHEWS		 MECKLENBURG	     
MIDDLESEX	     NEW KENT		 NORTHUMBERLAND      
NOTTOWAY	     PITTSYLVANIA	 PRINCE EDWARD	     
PRINCE GEORGE	     RICHMOND		 WESTMORELAND	     




VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

COLONIAL HEIGHTS     DANVILLE		 HOPEWELL	     
PETERSBURG	     
$$


ANZ430-431-452-453-454-455-533-534-537-539-540-541-542-543-630-
635-650-180200-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE 

DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE 

COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA 

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA 

CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD 

EASTERN BAY 

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 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA 

RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT 

COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20
NM 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$



STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 553

VALID 172200Z - 172340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SW LYH TO
15 SE CHO TO 25 WNW DCA TO 25 W BWI TO 35 S CXY.

..HALBERT..07/17/24

ATTN...WFO...LWX...PHI...AKQ...RNK...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 553 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

DEC001-003-005-172340-

DE 
.    DELAWARE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

KENT		     NEW CASTLE 	 SUSSEX 	     
$$


DCC001-172340-

DC 
.    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
$$


MDC003-005-009-011-015-017-019-025-027-029-033-035-037-039-041-
045-047-510-172340-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL	     BALTIMORE		 CALVERT	     
CAROLINE	     CECIL		 CHARLES	     
DORCHESTER	     HARFORD		 HOWARD 	     
KENT		     PRINCE GEORGES	 QUEEN ANNE'S	     
ST. MARYS	     SOMERSET		 TALBOT 	     
WICOMICO	     WORCESTER		 


MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BALTIMORE CITY	     
$$


NJC001-009-011-033-172340-

NJ 
.    NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATLANTIC	     CAPE MAY		 CUMBERLAND	     
SALEM		     
$$


VAC007-011-013-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057-059-065-
073-075-083-085-087-097-099-101-103-109-111-115-117-119-127-133-
135-137-143-145-147-149-153-159-177-179-193-510-570-590-600-610-
630-670-683-685-730-760-172340-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AMELIA		     APPOMATTOX 	 ARLINGTON	     
BRUNSWICK	     BUCKINGHAM 	 CAMPBELL	     
CAROLINE	     CHARLES CITY	 CHARLOTTE	     
CHESTERFIELD	     CUMBERLAND 	 DINWIDDIE	     
ESSEX		     FAIRFAX		 FLUVANNA	     
GLOUCESTER	     GOOCHLAND		 HALIFAX	     
HANOVER 	     HENRICO		 KING AND QUEEN      
KING GEORGE	     KING WILLIAM	 LANCASTER	     
LOUISA		     LUNENBURG		 MATHEWS	     
MECKLENBURG	     MIDDLESEX		 NEW KENT	     
NORTHUMBERLAND	     NOTTOWAY		 ORANGE 	     
PITTSYLVANIA	     POWHATAN		 PRINCE EDWARD	     
PRINCE GEORGE	     PRINCE WILLIAM	 RICHMOND	     
SPOTSYLVANIA	     STAFFORD		 WESTMORELAND	     




VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDRIA	     COLONIAL HEIGHTS	 DANVILLE	     
FAIRFAX 	     FALLS CHURCH	 FREDERICKSBURG      
HOPEWELL	     MANASSAS		 MANASSAS PARK	     
PETERSBURG	     RICHMOND		 
$$


ANZ430-431-452-453-454-455-530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-
539-540-541-542-543-630-635-650-172340-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE 

DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE 

COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM 

CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA 

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD 

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD 

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA 

PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR 

CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD 

EASTERN BAY 

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 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA 

RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT 

COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20
NM 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$



STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 553

VALID 172010Z - 172140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..HALBERT..07/17/24

ATTN...WFO...LWX...PHI...AKQ...RNK...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 553 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

DEC001-003-005-172140-

DE 
.    DELAWARE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

KENT		     NEW CASTLE 	 SUSSEX 	     
$$


DCC001-172140-

DC 
.    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
$$


MDC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-045-047-510-172140-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL	     BALTIMORE		 CALVERT	     
CAROLINE	     CARROLL		 CECIL		     
CHARLES 	     DORCHESTER 	 FREDERICK	     
HARFORD 	     HOWARD		 KENT		     
MONTGOMERY	     PRINCE GEORGES	 QUEEN ANNE'S	     
ST. MARYS	     SOMERSET		 TALBOT 	     
WICOMICO	     WORCESTER		 


MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BALTIMORE CITY	     
$$


NJC001-009-011-033-172140-

NJ 
.    NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATLANTIC	     CAPE MAY		 CUMBERLAND	     
SALEM		     
$$


VAC003-007-009-011-013-015-019-023-029-031-033-036-037-041-043-
047-049-057-059-061-065-073-075-079-083-085-087-097-099-101-103-
107-109-113-115-119-125-127-133-135-137-139-143-145-147-153-157-
159-163-165-171-177-179-187-193-510-530-540-590-600-610-630-660-
678-680-683-685-760-790-820-172140-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE	     AMELIA		 AMHERST	     
APPOMATTOX	     ARLINGTON		 AUGUSTA	     
BEDFORD 	     BOTETOURT		 BUCKINGHAM	     
CAMPBELL	     CAROLINE		 CHARLES CITY	     
CHARLOTTE	     CHESTERFIELD	 CLARKE 	     
CULPEPER	     CUMBERLAND 	 ESSEX		     
FAIRFAX 	     FAUQUIER		 FLUVANNA	     
GLOUCESTER	     GOOCHLAND		 GREENE 	     
HALIFAX 	     HANOVER		 HENRICO	     
KING AND QUEEN	     KING GEORGE	 KING WILLIAM	     
LANCASTER	     LOUDOUN		 LOUISA 	     
MADISON 	     MATHEWS		 MIDDLESEX	     
NELSON		     NEW KENT		 NORTHUMBERLAND      
NOTTOWAY	     ORANGE		 PAGE		     
PITTSYLVANIA	     POWHATAN		 PRINCE EDWARD	     
PRINCE WILLIAM	     RAPPAHANNOCK	 RICHMOND	     
ROCKBRIDGE	     ROCKINGHAM 	 SHENANDOAH	     
SPOTSYLVANIA	     STAFFORD		 WARREN 	     
WESTMORELAND	     


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDRIA	     BUENA VISTA	 CHARLOTTESVILLE     
DANVILLE	     FAIRFAX		 FALLS CHURCH	     
FREDERICKSBURG	     HARRISONBURG	 LEXINGTON	     
LYNCHBURG	     MANASSAS		 MANASSAS PARK	     
RICHMOND	     STAUNTON		 WAYNESBORO	     
$$


WVC037-172140-

WV 
.    WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

JEFFERSON	     
$$


ANZ430-431-452-453-454-455-530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-
539-540-541-542-543-630-635-650-172140-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE 

DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE 

COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20
NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM 

CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA 

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD 

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD 

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA 

PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR 

CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD 

EASTERN BAY 

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 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA 

RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT 

COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20
NM 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$



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