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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2006, 4:45 PM EDT for Arlington County, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church, Virginia. It was in force for 75 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
- Jul 4, 2006, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2006, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Falls Church, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 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 Jul 4, 2:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 2:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 4:25 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 4, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Warren | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 118 min | |
| Jul 4, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 118 min | |
| Jul 4, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 89 min | |
| Jul 4, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| Jul 4, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 56 min |
| Jul 4, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 85 min | |
| Jul 4, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 119 min | |
| Jul 4, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 4, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Harford | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 80 min |
| Jul 4, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 64 min |
| Jul 4, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles, Prince George's | 62 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.