A Tornado Watch is in place for Harford, Anne Arundel, Cecil, Carroll, Howard, Baltimore, Kent, Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot and Baltimore City until 1ma Sunday. A Severe T-Storm Watch is in place until 11pm Saturday for Frederick, Allegany, Garrett, Washington, Montgomery, and Prince Geogres counties.
A watch means that conditions a favorable for development while a warning means conditions are imminent.
A stationary front continues to straddle the area this afternoon with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms. The bulk of the energy is north but storms do look to become severe based upon lift form the front as well as warm moist air out ahead of the boundary. For that reason the Storm Prediction Center has put our area underneath an Enhanced Risk for severe weather.
Primary threats of strong gusty winds, large hail, and localized flash flooding remain for all areas through this evening. An isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out for Cecil, Harford, northern Baltimore, and northern Kent counties later on as storms get closer.
Remember though if a "Tornado Warning" is issued for your area to seek shelter immediately. Go to the lowest level with as many walls around you as possible.
Timing has now been pushed between 6pm-12am this evening as the front moves in from the north.
We have a few scattered showers and storms out ahead of the main line which could interject in the severity of the main line as it comes through.
The severe threat will wane overnight with several more rounds of showers and storms developing for Mother's Day morning.
