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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Baltimore/Washington

July 4, 2006Fairfax County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2006, 5:27 PM EDT for Fairfax County, Virginia. It was in force for 50 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, 5:27 PM EDT (21:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2006, 6:17 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Fairfax County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 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, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 2:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 3:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:35 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 4:44 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 4:55 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:03 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:09 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:27 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	75 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, 5:35 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, 2006 Every 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.