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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 27, 2003Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2003, 3:28 PM EDT for Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Maryland. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2003, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2003, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 27, 3:15 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 3:15 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 11:15 AM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. HOWEVER
THESE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

ROGOWSKI

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
VAZ041-051-271830-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
126 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003

AT 126 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A PARTICULARLY STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WITHIN A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...CURRENTLY OVER
ALANTHUS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITY
OF BEALETON...AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CULPEPER...AND SOUTHERN
FAUQUIER COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THROUGH 230 PM EDT.

ROGOWSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
VAZ055-271915-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
211 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003

...STRONG STORM APPROACHING STAFFORD COUNTY...

AT 211 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HEFLIN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THIS STORM
HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES...AND IS NOT EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER AT THE MOMENT. STAFFORD WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM THROUGH 315 PM EDT. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS.

MANNING
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
VAZ053-271915-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
221 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY...

AT 221 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
SOUTH OF FORT BELVOIR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE
WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE...FORT BELVOIR...FRANCONIA...HYBLA VALLEY AND
MOUNT VERNON WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THROUGH 315 PM EDT.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED.

MANNING
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:14 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:17 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 27, 3:23 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFauquier39 min
Jun 27, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX83 min
Jun 27, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX2 hr
Jun 27, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXPrince George's57 min
Jun 27, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCharles65 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.