Showers and storms will become numerous this evening, especially through 10 p.m. Multiple hazards are possible: flooding downpours, damaging winds, hail and possibly a tornado or two. 6:59 PM: Analysis from Jason Samenow,

The watch, which also includes the Eastern Shore, is in effect until 12 a.m. Saturday. Isolated hail “up to ping pong size” is also possible, with scattered wind gusts up to 65 mph possible.

Severe thunderstorms are expected Friday, most likely starting after 2 p.m. in the Triangle, forecasters say. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the primary hazards, but a tornado or two is possible across the region that includes Wake, Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.

The National Weather Service announced Friday afternoon that a tornado watch will be in effect in the Baltimore Region until midnight Saturday.

Take cover, a tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly on Friday, May 30, from 5:04 p.m. until midnight. This watch applies to parts of Delaware and South Jersey, as wells as Bucks and Montgomery counties and Philadelphia.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Durham, Wake, Orange and surrounding counties for 8 p.m. Friday. A “watch” means conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes in and close to the watch area.

The NWS Raleigh NC released an updated tornado watch at 5:33 p.m. on Friday in effect until 8 p.m. The watch is for Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Randolph and Wake counties.

A tornado watch that was issued early afternoon for the Piedmont Triad was canceled Friday evening. Stray showers possible.