Rain, wind and "isolated tornadoes"

Today, with a very similar situation  developing across the eastern United States, forecasters at the Baltimore-Washington Forecast Office have issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook, advising us of the approach of a strong cold front, with the likelihood of heavy rain overnight tonight, with flash flooding, and thunderstorms along and east of the I-95 corridor "capable of producing damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes."

If you don't think this applies to you, check with the residents of Dutch Village and Mt. Pleasant Heights, if they've managed to get back into their homes yet. If you don't already have a NOAA Weather Radio, this would be a good day to get yourself to your local electronics store and buy one. They're cheap, and they will wake you up if the weather service issues a severe storm or tornado alert for your area.

The forecast calls for some more light rain today, becoming heavier overnight and into Wednesday morning with increasing risk of thunderstorms. Winds of 16-21 mph are likely, with gusts to 37. New rain could reach three-quarters of an inch by morning, with another inch possible Wednesday.

UPDATE, 3 p.m.: The NWS has added a Wind Advisory, in effect from 10 p.m. Tuesday night until 11 a.m. Wednesday morning. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph are forecast. Earlier post resumes below:

A Flash Flood Watch has been posted for Central Maryland from late tonight through Wednesday afternoon as small streams and creeks threaten to rise out of their banks in heavy rain.

There is also a Coastal Flood Watch up from Harford County to St. Mary's County, as southeast winds keep the Chesapeake Bay bottled up and drive high water into the creeks. High tides could run 2 to 3 feet above normal tonight through Wednesday afternoon. Here are some high tide times for the area:

HAVRE DE GRACE...5:00 AM AND 6:02 PM...
BOWLEY BAR...2:38 AM AND 3:40 PM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...1:47 AM AND 2:49 PM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...12:17 AM AND 1:19 PM...
CHESAPEAKE BEACH...12:02 PM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...10:11 AM...
POINT LOOKOUT...9:21 AM... 

(SUN PHOTO: Frank Roylance, my weather radio)