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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
718 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

MDZ023-024-230000-
Somerset MD-Inland Worcester MD-
718 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOMERSET AND SOUTHWESTERN
WORCESTER COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

At 717 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Deal Island, or 10 miles west of Princess Anne, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Princess Anne and Westover around 730 PM EDT.
  West Pocomoke around 735 PM EDT.
  Pocomoke City around 745 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Oriole, Cokesbury,
Goodwill, Fairmount, Upper Hill, Rehobeth, Kingston, Dames Quarter,
Manokin, and Upper Fairmount.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3801 7542 3800 7552 3806 7579 3808 7578
      3809 7587 3814 7579 3815 7584 3813 7587
      3815 7593 3811 7594 3814 7596 3819 7594
      3820 7586 3823 7582 3823 7586 3824 7585
      3824 7538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 274DEG 32KT 3816 7588

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Zimmerman