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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Baltimore/Washington

April 25, 2010Frederick County, Washington County, Maryland; Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2010, 5:39 PM EDT for Frederick County, Washington County, Maryland; Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It was in force for 36 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: Apr 25, 2010, 5:39 PM EDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2010, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Frederick County, MD, Washington County, MD, Berkeley County, WV, Jefferson County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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
Apr 25, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 24, 6:49 PM EDT, 22 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 6:49 PM EDT, 22 hours 50 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 25, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick	46 min
Apr 25, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	34 min
Apr 25, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Frederick	26 min
Apr 25, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Frederick, City of Winchester	24 min
Apr 25, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	50 min
Apr 25, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Nelson	26 min
Apr 25, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick	51 min
Apr 25, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	49 min
Apr 25, 7:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun	3 hr
Apr 25, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	41 min
Apr 25, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	41 min
Apr 25, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham and 1 more	28 min
Apr 25, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	51 min
Apr 25, 7:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	3 hr
Apr 25, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	51 min
Apr 25, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Allegany	29 min
Apr 25, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Washington	42 min
Apr 25, 6:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	3 hr
Apr 25, 7:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery	44 min
Apr 25, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Hampshire	27 min
Apr 25, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Morgan	25 min
Apr 25, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Hampshire	27 min
Apr 25, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Hampshire	43 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Maryland, 2010 Tornado Warnings in West Virginia, 2010 Every tornado warning in 2010 Tornadoes in 2010

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.