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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Maryland Tuesday evening

WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) and WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedIsolated storms are possible tonight, capable of damaging winds.
What changedWBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Maryland Tuesday evening". WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia frames it as "Accu Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch until midnight".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Maryland Tuesday evening". WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia frames it as "Accu Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch until midnight".

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Sep 1, 10:47 PM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Sep 1, 11:58 PM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Maryland Tuesday evening

Isolated storms are possible tonight, capable of damaging winds

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Center ·News report

Accu Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch until midnight

Any storm this evening has the potential to bring along damaging winds, hail, torrential rain, and even an isolated tornado.

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