StormLatest status
The areas affected include... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... At 920 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers, capable of producing winds to around 25 knots. These showers were located along a line extending from 17 nm northwest of Havre De Grace to 27 nm west of Middle River to 43 nm northwest of Key Bridge, moving south at 15 knots. Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass.
Where it happened
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD · 39.392°, -76.183°
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- official severity
- Minor
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Marine Weather Statement
- areas
- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD
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Incident timeline
The areas affected include... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... At 920 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers, capable of producing winds to around 25 knots. These showers were located along a line extending from 17 nm northwest of Havre De Grace to 27 nm west of Middle River to 43 nm northwest of Key Bridge, moving south at 15 knots. Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass.