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Gale Warning 9, NWS Baltimore/Washington

April 3, 2009

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2009, 3:03 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 3, 2009, 3:18 PM EDT. It was in force for 27 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: Apr 3, 2009, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2009, 3:18 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 4, 2009, 6:29 PM EDT
In force: 27 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 3, 2:56 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:56 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 12:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:32 AM EDT, 5 hours 31 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
Apr 3, 4:32 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page and 9 more	34 hr
Apr 3, 9:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		41 min
Apr 3, 10:03 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		33 min
Apr 3, 10:10 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		54 min
Apr 3, 10:42 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		63 min
Apr 3, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		42 min

Nearby

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Sources

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