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Watch 251 Status Reports
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 251

VALID 281835Z - 281900Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 W DAN TO
35 NW RIC TO 35 NNE BWI.

WW 251 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 281900Z.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 665

..GARNER..04/28/11

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 251 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MDC003-009-017-019-033-037-039-045-047-281900-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL	     CALVERT		 CHARLES	     
DORCHESTER	     PRINCE GEORGES	 ST. MARYS	     
SOMERSET	     WICOMICO		 WORCESTER	     
$$


NCC015-029-041-053-073-091-131-143-281900-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERTIE		     CAMDEN		 CHOWAN 	     
CURRITUCK	     GATES		 HERTFORD	     
NORTHAMPTON	     PERQUIMANS 	 
$$


VAC001-025-036-041-053-057-073-081-087-093-095-097-099-101-103-
115-119-127-131-133-149-159-175-181-183-193-199-550-570-595-620-
650-670-700-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-281900-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ACCOMACK	     BRUNSWICK		 CHARLES CITY	     
CHESTERFIELD	     DINWIDDIE		 ESSEX		     
GLOUCESTER	     GREENSVILLE	 HENRICO	     
ISLE OF WIGHT	     JAMES CITY 	 KING AND QUEEN      
KING GEORGE	     KING WILLIAM	 LANCASTER	     
MATHEWS 	     MIDDLESEX		 NEW KENT	     
NORTHAMPTON	     NORTHUMBERLAND	 PRINCE GEORGE	     
RICHMOND	     SOUTHAMPTON	 SURRY		     
SUSSEX		     WESTMORELAND	 YORK		     




VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE	     COLONIAL HEIGHTS	 EMPORIA	     
FRANKLIN	     HAMPTON		 HOPEWELL	     
NEWPORT NEWS	     PETERSBURG 	 POQUOSON	     
PORTSMOUTH	     RICHMOND		 SUFFOLK	     
VIRGINIA BEACH	     WILLIAMSBURG	 
$$


AMZ130-ANZ532-533-534-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-630-631-632-633-
634-650-652-654-656-658-281900-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE SOUND 

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 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 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

CHESAPEKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL 

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

COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC 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 #3 ON WW 251

VALID 281745Z - 281840Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 W DAN TO
35 NW RIC TO 35 NNE BWI.

..GARNER..04/28/11

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 251 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MDC003-009-017-019-033-037-039-045-047-281840-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL	     CALVERT		 CHARLES	     
DORCHESTER	     PRINCE GEORGES	 ST. MARYS	     
SOMERSET	     WICOMICO		 WORCESTER	     
$$


NCC015-029-041-053-073-091-131-143-281840-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERTIE		     CAMDEN		 CHOWAN 	     
CURRITUCK	     GATES		 HERTFORD	     
NORTHAMPTON	     PERQUIMANS 	 
$$


VAC001-025-036-041-053-057-073-081-087-093-095-097-099-101-103-
115-119-127-131-133-149-159-175-181-183-193-199-550-570-595-620-
650-670-700-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-281840-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ACCOMACK	     BRUNSWICK		 CHARLES CITY	     
CHESTERFIELD	     DINWIDDIE		 ESSEX		     
GLOUCESTER	     GREENSVILLE	 HENRICO	     
ISLE OF WIGHT	     JAMES CITY 	 KING AND QUEEN      
KING GEORGE	     KING WILLIAM	 LANCASTER	     
MATHEWS 	     MIDDLESEX		 NEW KENT	     
NORTHAMPTON	     NORTHUMBERLAND	 PRINCE GEORGE	     
RICHMOND	     SOUTHAMPTON	 SURRY		     
SUSSEX		     WESTMORELAND	 YORK		     




VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE	     COLONIAL HEIGHTS	 EMPORIA	     
FRANKLIN	     HAMPTON		 HOPEWELL	     
NEWPORT NEWS	     PETERSBURG 	 POQUOSON	     
PORTSMOUTH	     RICHMOND		 SUFFOLK	     
VIRGINIA BEACH	     WILLIAMSBURG	 
$$


AMZ130-ANZ532-533-534-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-630-631-632-633-
634-650-652-654-656-658-281840-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE SOUND 

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 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 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

CHESAPEKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL 

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

COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC 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 251

VALID 281635Z - 281740Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NW LYH TO
10 ESE CHO TO 35 NNW BWI.

..GARNER..04/28/11

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 251 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MDC003-009-017-019-033-037-039-045-047-281740-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL	     CALVERT		 CHARLES	     
DORCHESTER	     PRINCE GEORGES	 ST. MARYS	     
SOMERSET	     WICOMICO		 WORCESTER	     
$$


NCC015-029-033-041-053-073-091-131-143-157-281740-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERTIE		     CAMDEN		 CASWELL	     
CHOWAN		     CURRITUCK		 GATES		     
HERTFORD	     NORTHAMPTON	 PERQUIMANS	     
ROCKINGHAM	     
$$


VAC001-007-011-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057-073-075-
081-083-085-087-089-093-095-097-099-101-103-111-115-117-119-127-
131-133-135-143-145-147-149-159-175-181-183-193-199-550-570-590-
595-620-650-670-680-700-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-281740-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ACCOMACK	     AMELIA		 APPOMATTOX	     
BRUNSWICK	     BUCKINGHAM 	 CAMPBELL	     
CAROLINE	     CHARLES CITY	 CHARLOTTE	     
CHESTERFIELD	     CUMBERLAND 	 DINWIDDIE	     
ESSEX		     GLOUCESTER 	 GOOCHLAND	     
GREENSVILLE	     HALIFAX		 HANOVER	     
HENRICO 	     HENRY		 ISLE OF WIGHT	     
JAMES CITY	     KING AND QUEEN	 KING GEORGE	     
KING WILLIAM	     LANCASTER		 LUNENBURG	     
MATHEWS 	     MECKLENBURG	 MIDDLESEX	     
NEW KENT	     NORTHAMPTON	 NORTHUMBERLAND      
NOTTOWAY	     PITTSYLVANIA	 POWHATAN	     
PRINCE EDWARD	     PRINCE GEORGE	 RICHMOND	     
SOUTHAMPTON	     SURRY		 SUSSEX 	     
WESTMORELAND	     YORK		 


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE	     COLONIAL HEIGHTS	 DANVILLE	     
EMPORIA 	     FRANKLIN		 HAMPTON	     
HOPEWELL	     LYNCHBURG		 NEWPORT NEWS	     
PETERSBURG	     POQUOSON		 PORTSMOUTH	     
RICHMOND	     SUFFOLK		 VIRGINIA BEACH      
WILLIAMSBURG	     
$$


AMZ130-ANZ532-533-534-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-630-631-632-633-
634-650-652-654-656-658-281740-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE SOUND 

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 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 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

CHESAPEKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL 

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

COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC 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 251

VALID 281230Z - 281340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..DIAL..04/28/11

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 251 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

DCC001-281340-

DC 
.    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
$$


MDC003-005-009-013-017-019-021-025-027-031-033-037-510-281340-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANNE ARUNDEL	     BALTIMORE		 CALVERT	     
CARROLL 	     CHARLES		 DORCHESTER	     
FREDERICK	     HARFORD		 HOWARD 	     
MONTGOMERY	     PRINCE GEORGES	 ST. MARYS	     




MARYLAND INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

BALTIMORE CITY	     
$$


NCC033-131-157-169-171-193-197-281340-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CASWELL 	     NORTHAMPTON	 ROCKINGHAM	     
STOKES		     SURRY		 WILKES 	     
YADKIN		     
$$


VAC003-007-009-011-013-019-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-047-049-
053-057-059-061-065-067-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-089-095-097-
099-101-103-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-125-127-133-135-137-141-
143-145-147-149-153-157-159-175-177-179-181-183-193-199-510-515-
540-570-590-595-600-610-620-630-670-680-683-685-690-730-760-830-
281340-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE	     AMELIA		 AMHERST	     
APPOMATTOX	     ARLINGTON		 BEDFORD	     
BRUNSWICK	     BUCKINGHAM 	 CAMPBELL	     
CAROLINE	     CHARLES CITY	 CHARLOTTE	     
CHESTERFIELD	     CULPEPER		 CUMBERLAND	     
DINWIDDIE	     ESSEX		 FAIRFAX	     
FAUQUIER	     FLUVANNA		 FRANKLIN	     
GLOUCESTER	     GOOCHLAND		 GREENE 	     
GREENSVILLE	     HALIFAX		 HANOVER	     
HENRICO 	     HENRY		 JAMES CITY	     
KING AND QUEEN	     KING GEORGE	 KING WILLIAM	     
LANCASTER	     LOUDOUN		 LOUISA 	     
LUNENBURG	     MADISON		 MATHEWS	     
MECKLENBURG	     MIDDLESEX		 NELSON 	     
NEW KENT	     NORTHUMBERLAND	 NOTTOWAY	     
ORANGE		     PATRICK		 PITTSYLVANIA	     
POWHATAN	     PRINCE EDWARD	 PRINCE GEORGE	     
PRINCE WILLIAM	     RAPPAHANNOCK	 RICHMOND	     
SOUTHAMPTON	     SPOTSYLVANIA	 STAFFORD	     
SURRY		     SUSSEX		 WESTMORELAND	     
YORK		     


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDRIA	     BEDFORD		 CHARLOTTESVILLE     
COLONIAL HEIGHTS     DANVILLE		 EMPORIA	     
FAIRFAX 	     FALLS CHURCH	 FRANKLIN	     
FREDERICKSBURG	     HOPEWELL		 LYNCHBURG	     
MANASSAS	     MANASSAS PARK	 MARTINSVILLE	     
PETERSBURG	     RICHMOND		 WILLIAMSBURG	     
$$


ANZ530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-
281340-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

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 

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



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