Tornado Watch in Effect for Baltimore County

UPDATE (9:41 a.m.) — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Baltimore County that will remain in effect until 3 p.m. today. 

Forecasters expect that the greatest risk for severe thunderstorms will occur between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thunderstorms could bring with them the chance of large hail, damaging winds, the potential for localized flash flooding and yes, the chance of tornadoes.

A tornado watch had previously been effect for Baltimore County until 2 a.m. Thursday.

For a short period Wednesday evening, the advisory had been upgraded from a tornado watch to a tornado warning, but 8 p.m. came and went without incident.

According to the NWS, there is a slight chance of severe thunderstorms overnight, which will have the potential to create "damaging wind gusts, large hail and a few tornadoes."

Parkville-Overlea isn't exactly known as a tornado-prone region—but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be aware: after all, a tornado did touch down in the Parkville area late last year, severely damaging homes in the Dutch Village community.

A small craft advisory is in effect for the Chesapeake Bay all day Thursday.

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