The National Weather Service has issued A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for the following counties or areas: Anne Arundel; Harford; Cecil; Baltimore (city); Baltimore; Howard, MD; Lancaster, PA; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point,MD, Northwest Atlantic; Synopsis for North Chesapeake Bay and the Tidal Potomac, Northwest Atlantic; Chester, PA; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach,MD, Northwest Atlantic; Northwest North Atlantic Ocean; at 1:25 PM on OCT 16, 2026 Effective until 8:25 PM. Message from ERN/CRTV.