Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2006, 3:51 PM EDT for King George County, Stafford County, Virginia. It was in force for 54 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
- Apr 15, 2006, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2006, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties King George County, VA, Stafford County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 Apr 15, 12:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 12:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 3:29 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 329 PM EDT SAT APR 15 2006 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021- 025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-161000- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- 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- 329 PM EDT SAT APR 15 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA... WASHINGTON DC AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE ENTIRE AREA UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THE LIKELY TIMING OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 4 TO 9 PM. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED FOR SUNDAY... MAINLY FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND REPORT VIA PHONE OR HAM RADIO.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:16 AM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 9:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 91 min | |
| Apr 15, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 106 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 87 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 79 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 22 min |
| Apr 15, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 67 min | |
| Apr 14, 11:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant | 25 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.