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Special Marine Warning
ActiveChesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 529 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Shady Side, moving east at 20 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.
* Locations impacted include... Parsons Island, Kent Narrows Bridge, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Greenbury Point, Miles River, Love Point, Herring Bay, Sandy Point State Park, Highland Beach, Severn River, Romancoke, Bloody Point Light, Matapeake, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Shady Side, Naval Academy, and Mayo.
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