Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2005, 3:06 PM EDT for Warren County, Virginia. It was in force for 19 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
- May 14, 2005, 3:06 PM EDT (19:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2005, 3:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Warren County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 May 14, 11:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 11:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 11:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2005 DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021-025>031-036>042- 050>057-WVZ048>055-150930- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ALLEGANY-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-GRANT-MINERAL-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- PENDLETON-HARDY- 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WASHINGTON DC. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE PANHANDLE OF WV...MUCH OF MD AND NORTHERN VA. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WITH INCREASING INSTABILITY DUE TO AFTERNOON HEATING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER 4 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 3:00 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2005 DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050> 057-WVZ048>055-150100- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ALLEGANY-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-GRANT-MINERAL-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- PENDLETON-HARDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...CUMBERLAND...HAGERSTOWN... FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE... ANNAPOLIS...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX... ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...BAYARD... PETERSBURG...KEYSER...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 300 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THERE REMAINS A THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH ABOUT 9 PM THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM THE ALLEGHENY FRONT EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM EDT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REACH THE BALTIMORE AND DC METRO AREAS AFTER 5 PM EDT. STRONG INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WIND PROFILES IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE MAY SUPPORT SEVERE WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER AS WELL AS NICKEL SIZED HAIL. SOME COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE A HIGHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE CHARLOTTESVILLE, HARRISONBURG, WINCHESTER, FRONT ROYAL, LURAY, MARTINSBURG, CULPEPER, ORANGE, AND FREDERICK. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV...OR LOCAL MEDIA IN CASE A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. JB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 42 min |
| May 14, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 39 min |
| May 14, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 40 min |
| May 14, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 25 min |
| May 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 47 min |
| May 14, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 63 min | |
| May 14, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 33 min |
| May 14, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 92 min | |
| May 14, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 59 min |
| May 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 30 min |
| May 14, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 60 min | |
| May 14, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 23 min |
| May 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 18 min |
| May 14, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William | 59 min |
| May 14, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington | 33 min |
| May 14, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 25 min |
| May 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 46 min |
| May 14, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 43 min |
| May 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 25 min |
| May 14, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Calvert | 27 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.