Alert archive / Virginia / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this red flag warning at Dec 31, 2008, 11:18 AM EST for 15 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in Maryland. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2008, 11:18 AM EST (16:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
Counties Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Charles County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Albemarle County, VA, Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Greene County, VA, King George County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Dec 31, 10:10 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 10:10 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 9:22 AM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 922 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 011130- 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-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS- CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- 922 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NORTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...BRINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR METRO BALTIMORE...AND A WIND ADVISORY ACROSS SOUTHERN MARYLAND. PLEASE REFER TO THE NON PRECIPITATION WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. FOR THE WATERS...A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED TODAY FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF DRUM POINT. FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND CHESAPEAKE BAY BETWEEN DRUM POINT AND SMITH POINT...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY. GALE WARNING CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FOR THE MARYLAND BAY AND LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...AND ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-011130- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- 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-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON- HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- 922 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NORTH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING... BRINGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND... PORTIONS OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NPWLWX MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. INTENSE LOW LEVEL WINDS AND COLD AIR ALOFT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL YIELD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN GRANT AND PENDLETON COUNTIES. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESH SNOWFALL. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CONTINUED THROUGH THE DAY. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND APPALACHIANS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 31, 9:47 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 947 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 DCZ001-MDZ004>006-009>011-013-014-016-VAZ042-053-054-311600-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-CARROLL MD-NORTHERN BALTIMORE MD-FREDERICK MD-HOWARD MD-MONTGOMERY MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD-LOUDOUN VA-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MD-CHARLES MD-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-FAIRFAX VA- 947 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...SNOW SHOWERS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY MOVING ACROSS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS THIS MORNING... AT 9:45 AM...SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION ON STRONG NORTHWEST WIND THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY MAY BE QUICKLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN THESE BURSTS OF SNOW. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATES 66...70...95...270...AND THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON BELTWAYS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES. LEE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:22 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 12 hr |
| Dec 31, 4:25 AM EST | Storm Warning | LWX | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.