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Watch 257 Status Reports
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 257

VALID 070730Z - 070840Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 N FLO TO
35 NNE RDU TO 30 SW RIC TO 40 WSW NHK TO 30 NW SBY.

..EDWARDS..05/07/09

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 257 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MDC009-019-039-045-047-070840-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALVERT 	     DORCHESTER 	 SOMERSET	     
WICOMICO	     WORCESTER		 
$$


NCC015-029-041-053-065-069-073-077-083-085-091-101-127-131-139-
143-181-183-185-195-070840-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERTIE		     CAMDEN		 CHOWAN 	     
CURRITUCK	     EDGECOMBE		 FRANKLIN	     
GATES		     GRANVILLE		 HALIFAX	     
HARNETT 	     HERTFORD		 JOHNSTON	     
NASH		     NORTHAMPTON	 PASQUOTANK	     
PERQUIMANS	     VANCE		 WAKE		     
WARREN		     WILSON		 
$$


VAC001-025-036-053-057-073-081-093-095-097-101-103-115-117-119-
127-131-133-149-159-175-181-183-193-199-550-570-595-620-650-670-
700-710-730-735-740-800-810-830-070840-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ACCOMACK	     BRUNSWICK		 CHARLES CITY	     
DINWIDDIE	     ESSEX		 GLOUCESTER	     
GREENSVILLE	     ISLE OF WIGHT	 JAMES CITY	     
KING AND QUEEN	     KING WILLIAM	 LANCASTER	     
MATHEWS 	     MECKLENBURG	 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	     NORFOLK		 PETERSBURG	     
POQUOSON	     PORTSMOUTH 	 SUFFOLK	     
VIRGINIA BEACH	     WILLIAMSBURG	 
$$


ANZ533-534-630-631-632-633-650-652-654-656-070840-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD 

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA 

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 CAPE HENRY VA 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

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 VA TO NC VA BORDER 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 257

VALID 070545Z - 070640Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 W SOP TO
25 SE DAN TO 30 WSW AVC TO 30 WNW RIC TO 40 SSW DCA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 740.

..EDWARDS..05/07/09

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 257 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MDC009-019-037-039-045-047-070640-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALVERT 	     DORCHESTER 	 ST. MARYS	     
SOMERSET	     WICOMICO		 WORCESTER	     
$$


NCC007-015-029-037-041-053-063-065-069-073-077-083-085-091-101-
105-123-125-127-131-135-139-143-145-153-167-181-183-185-195-
070640-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANSON		     BERTIE		 CAMDEN 	     
CHATHAM 	     CHOWAN		 CURRITUCK	     
DURHAM		     EDGECOMBE		 FRANKLIN	     
GATES		     GRANVILLE		 HALIFAX	     
HARNETT 	     HERTFORD		 JOHNSTON	     
LEE		     MONTGOMERY 	 MOORE		     
NASH		     NORTHAMPTON	 ORANGE 	     
PASQUOTANK	     PERQUIMANS 	 PERSON 	     
RICHMOND	     STANLY		 VANCE		     
WAKE		     WARREN		 WILSON 	     
$$


VAC001-007-025-033-036-041-053-057-073-081-085-087-093-095-097-
099-101-103-111-115-117-119-127-131-133-135-145-149-159-175-181-
183-193-199-550-570-595-620-650-670-700-710-730-735-740-760-800-
810-830-070640-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

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


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

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


ANZ533-534-537-630-631-632-633-650-652-654-656-070640-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

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 

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 CAPE HENRY VA 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

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 VA TO NC VA BORDER 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 257

VALID 070440Z - 070540Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 740

..GUYER..05/07/09

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 257 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MDC009-019-037-039-045-047-070540-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALVERT 	     DORCHESTER 	 ST. MARYS	     
SOMERSET	     WICOMICO		 WORCESTER	     
$$


NCC001-007-015-029-033-037-041-053-057-063-065-067-069-073-077-
081-083-085-091-101-105-123-125-127-131-135-139-143-145-151-153-
167-181-183-185-195-070540-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALAMANCE	     ANSON		 BERTIE 	     
CAMDEN		     CASWELL		 CHATHAM	     
CHOWAN		     CURRITUCK		 DAVIDSON	     
DURHAM		     EDGECOMBE		 FORSYTH	     
FRANKLIN	     GATES		 GRANVILLE	     
GUILFORD	     HALIFAX		 HARNETT	     
HERTFORD	     JOHNSTON		 LEE		     
MONTGOMERY	     MOORE		 NASH		     
NORTHAMPTON	     ORANGE		 PASQUOTANK	     
PERQUIMANS	     PERSON		 RANDOLPH	     
RICHMOND	     STANLY		 VANCE		     
WAKE		     WARREN		 WILSON 	     
$$


VAC001-007-011-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057-065-073-
075-081-083-085-087-093-095-097-099-101-103-109-111-115-117-119-
127-131-133-135-143-145-147-149-159-175-177-181-183-193-199-550-
570-590-595-620-630-650-670-700-710-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-
070540-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

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


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

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


ANZ533-534-536-537-630-631-632-633-650-652-654-656-070540-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

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 

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 CAPE HENRY VA 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

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 VA TO NC VA BORDER 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 257

VALID 070225Z - 070340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..GUYER..05/07/09

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 257 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MDC009-019-037-039-045-047-070340-

MD 
.    MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALVERT 	     DORCHESTER 	 ST. MARYS	     
SOMERSET	     WICOMICO		 WORCESTER	     
$$


NCC001-007-015-029-033-037-041-053-057-063-065-067-069-073-077-
081-083-085-091-101-105-123-125-127-131-135-139-143-145-151-153-
167-181-183-185-195-070340-

NC 
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALAMANCE	     ANSON		 BERTIE 	     
CAMDEN		     CASWELL		 CHATHAM	     
CHOWAN		     CURRITUCK		 DAVIDSON	     
DURHAM		     EDGECOMBE		 FORSYTH	     
FRANKLIN	     GATES		 GRANVILLE	     
GUILFORD	     HALIFAX		 HARNETT	     
HERTFORD	     JOHNSTON		 LEE		     
MONTGOMERY	     MOORE		 NASH		     
NORTHAMPTON	     ORANGE		 PASQUOTANK	     
PERQUIMANS	     PERSON		 RANDOLPH	     
RICHMOND	     STANLY		 VANCE		     
WAKE		     WARREN		 WILSON 	     
$$


VAC001-007-011-025-029-031-033-036-037-041-049-053-057-065-073-
075-081-083-085-087-093-095-097-099-101-103-109-111-115-117-119-
127-131-133-135-143-145-147-149-159-175-177-181-183-193-199-550-
570-590-595-620-630-650-670-700-710-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-
070340-

VA 
.    VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

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


VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

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


ANZ533-534-536-537-630-631-632-633-650-652-654-656-070340-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

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 

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 CAPE HENRY VA 

CURRITUCK SOUND 

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 VA TO NC VA BORDER 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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