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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 12, 2007Grant County, Mineral County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2007, 9:07 PM EDT for Grant County, Mineral County, West Virginia. It was in force for 53 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 12, 2007, 9:07 PM EDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2007, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Grant County, WV, Mineral County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2007-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 58 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2007-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
58 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 12, 8:40 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:40 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
840 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL PROMOTE UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD SOUTH FROM
NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
HAVE ALLOWED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

00Z RADAR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
ACROSS WESTERN MARYLAND...THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE AND
CENTRAL VIRGINIA. WITH THE DISAPPEARANCE OF DAYTIME HEATING AND
THE WANING NATURE OF INSTABILITY...THE OVERALL TREND FOR
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ONE CHARACTERIZED BY WEAKENING.

WILL TRACK THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BOOSTING
POPS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS BASED ON RADAR TRENDS (NOTE
THERE/S STILL CONVECTION IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TO MOVE
THROUGH). SOME WILL BE STRONG...WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS OVER
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND WRN ATLC UPPER LOW WILL MAINTAIN THE
THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...MAIN DIFFERENCE TO
TODAY IS THAT IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE MORE CLOUDS AND
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE MORE STABLE AS A RESULT. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW A
STRENGTHENING SUBSIDENCE INVERSION ALOFT OVR THE EAST AND ALG THE
BAY SO THUNDER MAY BE JUST CONFINED TO W OF THE BLUE RIDGE MTNS.
ATTM...INSTABILITY DOES NOT LOOK HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A SVR
THREAT.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A CUT OFF LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
WHILE A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL PROVIDE A NORTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT...BRINGING COOL CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ALSO...A
SURFACE HIGH OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL SLOWLY BUILD SOUTH ALONG THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST HELPING TO PUSH A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
REGION...ENHANCING THE MARINE FLOW. AS FOR PRECIP...PLENTY OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND WEAK FORCING FROM THE BACK DOOR FRONT WILL BRING
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES DURING THE EVENING.
THERE MAY STILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES FOR
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT CLOSER TO WHERE THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED
TO STALL OUT.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT:

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH OVER THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR. MOST PLACES WILL BE DRY FRIDAY...BUT WE LEFT ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST CLOSER TO THE
STALLED BOUNDARY.

SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY:

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFF
TO THE NORTHEAST ALLOWING FOR A WARMING TREND ALONG WITH SOME MORE
SUNSHINE AS WELL. THERE IS STILL THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM SUNDAY AS A WEAK BOUNDARY APPROACHES BUT AT THIS TIME
MOST PLACES SHOULD TURN OUT DRY.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT...KCHO AND KMRB WILL HAVE THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
EXPECT REMAINING TERMINALS TO GENERALLY REMAIN DRY...ALTHOUGH WILL
HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF A ROGUE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. IF SUCH A
ROGUE THUNDERSTORM THREATENS...AN AMENDMENT WILL BE NECESSARY.

MVFR AND POSSIBLY IFR FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FIRE AGAIN DURING THE
REST OF WEDNESDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...
ASIDE FROM A ROGUE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM...THE REST OF TONIGHT
SHOULD REMAIN CALMER THAN EARLIER THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS
MAY ATTEMPT TO SWITCH AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FIRE BACK UP ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PELOQUIN/LFR
NEAR TERM...PELOQUIN
SHORT TERM...LFR
LONG TERM...BJL
AVIATION...PELOQUIN
MARINE...PELOQUIN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 1:08 PM EDT, 7 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
108 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-
VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ050>055-501>504-131000-
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-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-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-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
108 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE
NORTHEAST WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER PENNSYLVANIA AND
NEW JERSEY AND MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE AREA.

THE ATMOSPHERE ALOFT IS VERY COLD AND HAIL IS EXPECTED FROM THE
STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE
WEATHER IS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MARYLAND...AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN
VIRGINIA THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS SUNSET APPROACHES.

THE PRIMARY RISK FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
LARGE HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

MANNING

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
759 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

VAZ027-029-039-130030-
MADISON VA-PAGE VA-SHENANDOAH VA-
759 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT MADISON...PAGE AND SHENANDOAH
COUNTIES...

AT 759 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HARMONY TO FORDSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.

THE COMMUNITIES OF LURAY...MOUNT JACKSON...MADISON...STANLEY AND BIG
MEADOWS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED.

MANNING
Local storm report, Jun 12, 8:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
805 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSW STAFFORD          38.34N 77.44W
06/12/2007                   STAFFORD           VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

&&

SMZ
Local storm report, Jun 12, 8:26 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
826 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0817 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW NEW MARKET         38.67N 78.70W
06/12/2007                   SHENANDOAH         VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON WISSLER RD.

&&

SMZ
Local storm report, Jun 12, 8:46 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
846 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0837 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGFIELD             39.45N 78.69W
06/12/2007                   HAMPSHIRE          WV   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN SPRINGFIELD AREA.

&&

SMZ
Local storm report, Jun 12, 8:51 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
851 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0837 PM     TORNADO          FLINTSTONE              39.70N 78.57W
06/12/2007                   ALLEGANY           MD   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO TOUCHDOWN-ALONG RTS 144 AND I-68 IN FLINTSTONE
            AREA.NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE RPTD.

&&

SMZ
Local storm report, Jun 12, 9:00 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXShenandoah28 min
Jun 13, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX92 min
Jun 13, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX92 min
Jun 13, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church63 min
Jun 13, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXLoudoun41 min
Jun 13, 4:17 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFairfax, Loudoun9 min
Jun 13, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX88 min
Jun 13, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX84 min
Jun 13, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Frederick, City of Winchester35 min
Jun 13, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXShenandoah, Warren59 min
Jun 12, 8:23 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXAllegany11 min
Jun 13, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXPrince George's50 min
Jun 13, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXPrince George's29 min
Jun 13, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXMontgomery46 min
Jun 13, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXHarford57 min
Jun 13, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBaltimore, City of Baltimore74 min
Jun 13, 4:51 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXBaltimore, Harford39 min
Jun 13, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCarroll, Frederick, Washington77 min
Jun 13, 5:33 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXBaltimore27 min
Jun 13, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXHoward61 min
Jun 13, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXWashington56 min
Jun 13, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAllegany54 min
Jun 13, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXMontgomery65 min
Jun 12, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXHampshire63 min
Jun 12, 8:33 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXHampshire42 min
Jun 12, 8:58 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXHardy47 min
Jun 12, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXPendleton38 min
Jun 13, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBerkeley, Jefferson57 min
Jun 13, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXMineral54 min
Jun 13, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXMineral41 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

Sources

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