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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 17, 2011Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 2011, 12:02 AM EDT for Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, Virginia. It was in force for 3 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
Jun 17, 2011, 12:02 AM EDT (04:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2011, 3:00 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties City of Fairfax, VA, Fairfax County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:02 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2011-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 30 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2011-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1237 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 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 flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 16, 11:12 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 11:12 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1112 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID
ATLANTIC THROUGH FRIDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TRAILING THE LOW WILL
STALL FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC THROUGH
THE WEEKEND BEFORE RETURNING AS A WARM FRONT IN THE TUESDAY
TIMEFRAME. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST IN THE LATTER
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
RECENT INCREASE IN COVERAGE...AND TO SOME DEGREE INTENSITY...HAS
OCCURRED WITH CONVECTION THIS EVENING. THIS IS LIKELY COINCIDING
WITH INCREASED PVA/LIFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE AND A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN SHEAR. 00Z KIAD SOUNDING INDICATED SOME CAPE
TOO...HOWEVER WOULD THINK THAT INSTABILITY WOULD BE ON THE WANE AS
THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. THEREFORE...BELIEVE SEVERE THREAT IS
ISOLATED AND LIMITED TO WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BUT CANT
RULE OUT A PULSE SEVERE STORM FOR LARGE HAIL FOR THE REST OF THE
EVENING.

POPS/WX HAVE BEEN RE-ADJUSTED TO LATEST RADAR TRENDS...WHICH
FAVORED HIGH END SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRA/ISOLATED TSRA THROUGH
AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH FROM THE WEST
OVERNIGHT...A DECREASE IN CONVECTION SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT. MID CLOUDS
MAY HOLD ON FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT...AND THAT SHOULD HELP TO LIMIT
FOG POTENTIAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
FRIDAY...UPR LOW PUSHES EAST ACROSS PA...BRINGING A WIND SHIFT FROM
SLY TO W-SWLY THROUGH THE DAY. WITH PVA AHEAD OF THE UPR LOW...ADDED
LIKELY POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE GREATER BALTIMORE AREA FOR
MIDDAY WITH CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE CWA IN THE AFTERNOON IN
DOWNSLOPING FLOW. EXPECT AFTERNOON ACTIVITY TO BE MAINLY ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGGING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. CONTINUED LOW QPF
DUE TO THE SLY LLVL CONNECTION CUTTING OFF BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WHICH PROVIDES DOWNSLOPING FLOW. MAX TEMPS MID TO UPR 80S BALT-WASH
AND WEST...NEAR 90F SOUTH.

FRIDAY NIGHT...COLD FRONT DIPS TO SRN PERIPHERY OF THE CWA...THOUGH
A LITTLE SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED YESTERDAY. ALLOWED FOR SOME EVENING
POP CHANCES SOUTHWEST OF BALTIMORE...THEN THE ONLY POPS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT ARE LOW CHANCES FROM KCHO AND WEST. MIN TEMPS REMAIN UP
WITH LINGERING SFC MOISTURE AND MIXING...NEAR 60F WEST...LOW 60S
INLAND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...MID 60S FOR URBAN/NEAR SHORE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THIS WEEKEND...LOW PRESSURE SWINGS SOUTH FROM QUEBEC TO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...SLOWING THE EASTWARD PROGRESS OF THE RIDGE TO THE WEST.
WITH THE PATTERN STALLED...ACTIVE WEATHER LOOKS TO MAINLY STAY SOUTH
OF BALT-WASH ON SATURDAY...ALONG THE FRONT FROM THE ERN OH VLY TO
THE NC/VA BORDER. ON SUNDAY THOUGH...THE 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF ALLOW
A NLY PUSH TO THE BOUNDARY...BRINGING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS BACK
NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND LOOK TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...MAX
TEMPS UPR 80S TO LOW 90S.

THE NERN CONUS TROUGH LIFTS NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING A WARM
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION IN THE TUESDAY TIMEFRAME...CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE 12Z GFS IS WARMER
THAN THE 00Z ECMWF...WITH THE FORMER BRINGING 20C OR GREATER 850
TEMPS FOR TUESDAY AND PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY...WHILE THE LATTER
KEEPS 850 TEMPS BELOW 20C THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. AS OF
NOW...EXPECT A WARMUP IN THE MIDWEEK TIMEFRAME...DETAILS/POTENTIAL
FOR HAZARDOUS HEAT REMAIN TBD.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL LINGER ACROSS THE HUBS INTO THE EARLY
NIGHT HOURS. HARD TO PINPOINT INDIVIDUAL DIRECT HITS...ESPECIALLY
FURTHER OUT IN TIME. VICINITY/CBS CURRENTLY PREVAIL IN TAFS.
DIRECT HITS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF IFR/MVFR VSBYS WHICH WOULD BE
COVERED IN TEMPO. CONVECTION SHOULD COME TO AN END LATER AT NIGHT
WITH PASSAGE OF A SHORTWAVE. MVFR FOG COULD FORM LATE AT
NIGHT...BUT WITH INITIAL CONVECTION AND THEN LINGERING MID CLOUDS
FOG FORMATION MAY BE INTERRUPTED.

BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SWLY FLOW AROUND
10 KT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS OVER THE SRN MID ATLANTIC
SATURDAY...WITH MORE SWLY FLOW AROUND 10 KT. A WARM FRONT ENTERS THE
AREA SUNDAY...WITH WLY FLOW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCES
FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND AT TIMES THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...
SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN PROMOTING SCA CONDITIONS UP THE
BAY/LOWER POTOMAC ON THEIR OWN...AND CONVECTION HAS RESULTED IN
LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SCA WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE BAY AND
LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

10 TO 15KT SLY FLOW BECOMES SWLY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN WLY/NWLY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KT ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...SO A SMALL CRAFT IS LIKELY TO BE NEEDED THEN. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ALSO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
TIDAL ANOMALIES HAVE INCREASED THIS EVENING...AOA 1.5 FT ABOVE
NORMAL. THESE ANOMALIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN STEADY STATE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND LAST INTO THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE WEDNESDAY
MORNING DESPITE A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST OCCURRING IN THE MORNING.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ALREADY IN EFFECT.

&&

.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY FOR DCZ001.
MD...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON EDT FRIDAY FOR MDZ007-
     011-014-018.
VA...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY FOR VAZ054.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ531>534-
     537>543.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BPP/BAJ
NEAR TERM...BPP/HTS
SHORT TERM...BAJ
LONG TERM...BAJ
AVIATION...BPP/BAJ/HTS
MARINE...BPP/BAJ/HTS
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BPP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 6:37 PM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
637 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
171000-
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-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-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-
637 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

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...TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SENSITIVE AREAS ALONG
THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA...FOR THIS
EVENINGS HIGH TIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE TIDAL
POTOMAC RIVER AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY FOR
AREAS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND ALONG THE
WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL
HAZARD MESSAGE PRODUCT /WBCCFWLWX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GIVEN THE EXPECTED ISOLATED NATURE OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
THIS EVENING...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE REQUIRED
THIS EVENING.

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504-
WVZ050>053-055-501>506-171000-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-
ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-
ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
637 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

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...TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHWEST
MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GIVEN THE EXPECTED ISOLATED NATURE OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
THIS EVENING...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE REQUIRED
THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 10:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1017 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

MDZ003-004-VAZ028-031-042-WVZ052-053-170300-
WASHINGTON MD-FREDERICK MD-CLARKE VA-LOUDOUN VA-JEFFERSON WV-
BERKELEY WV-FREDERICK VA-
1017 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...CLARKE...
LOUDOUN...JEFFERSON...BERKELEY AND FREDERICK COUNTIES...

AT 1017 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARRENTON TO JONES SPRINGS
TO 2 MILES EAST OF HAYFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE STEPHENSON...MAUGANSVILLE...CLEAR BROOK...
BUNKER HILL...GREENWOOD...BRUCETOWN...LONG MEADOW...HALFWAY...SAINT
JAMES AND CHEWSVILLE.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH THESE STORMS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
MILE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 7731 3937 7745 3910 7760 3918 7841
      3939 7816 3973 7795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 279DEG 35KT 3976 7782 3947 7806
          3924 7824

SBK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 10:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1031 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

MDZ017-018-170300-
CALVERT MD-ST. MARYS MD-
1031 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT CALVERT AND ST. MARYS COUNTIES...

AT 1031 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LEXINGTON PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE TOWN CREEK...CHESAPEAKE RANCH ESTATES AND
LUSBY.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING...AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP
RAPIDLY. REMAIN ALERT...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF WARNINGS
ARE ISSUED.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 7646 3828 7657 3837 7651 3836 7649
      3839 7650 3845 7645 3839 7637 3836 7638
      3833 7640 3830 7636 3827 7638 3821 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 224DEG 15KT 3826 7645

SBK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 10:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1042 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

VAZ040-042-051-052-501-502-170315-
CULPEPER VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER VA-LOUDOUN VA-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER VA-
1042 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT CULPEPER...RAPPAHANNOCK...NORTHERN
FAUQUIER...LOUDOUN...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK AND
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER COUNTIES...

AT 1043 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HALFWAY TO MEADOWVILLE TO AMISSVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE WARRENTON...HAYMARKET...ARCOLA...SOUTH
RIDING AND BEALETON.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH THESE STORMS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
MILE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

&&

LAT...LON 3894 7748 3876 7760 3855 7773 3867 7808
      3882 7789 3904 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 288DEG 19KT 3893 7772 3879 7777
          3868 7796

SBK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 10:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1046 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

DCZ001-MDZ013-VAZ053-054-170345-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-PRINCE GEORGES MD-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-FAIRFAX VA-
1046 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
ARLINGTON...PRINCE GEORGES AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES...

AT 1046 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BURKE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE NORTH SPRINGFIELD...ANNANDALE...
SPRINGFIELD...THE I395 AND I495 INTERCHANGE...LINCOLNIA...LAKE
BARCROFT...ROSE HILL...BAILEYS CROSSROADS...BARCROFT AND ALEXANDRIA.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING...AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP
RAPIDLY. REMAIN ALERT...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF WARNINGS
ARE ISSUED.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3872 7673 3871 7704 3888 7703 3890 7706
      3881 7705 3873 7707 3871 7713 3871 7732
      3886 7741 3900 7685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 254DEG 18KT 3880 7726

SBK
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 11:41 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1141 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

DCZ001-MDZ010-013-014-016-018-170415-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-HOWARD MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD-
CALVERT MD-CHARLES MD-
1141 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
HOWARD...ANNE ARUNDEL...PRINCE GEORGES...CALVERT AND CHARLES
COUNTIES...

AT 1142 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HARMANS TO GLENARDEN TO 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ACCOKEEK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE SAINT CHARLES...ST. CHARLES...NORTHWOOD...
GAMBRILLS...GLEN BURNIE...MILLERSVILLE...CROFTON...CHELTENHAM...UPPER
MARLBORO AND MARLTON.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH THESE STORMS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
MILE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES. TAKE SHELTER UNTIL
THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3899 7642 3898 7646 3895 7644 3883 7651
      3852 7652 3863 7709 3870 7704 3891 7696
      3924 7676 3921 7671 3922 7661 3920 7658
      3923 7657 3920 7656 3917 7649 3918 7647
      3914 7642 3905 7642 3903 7639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 285DEG 18KT 3916 7668 3891 7683
          3864 7695
Local storm report, Jun 16, 11:59 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCulpeper40 min
Jun 16, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX46 min
Jun 16, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCulpeper49 min
Jun 16, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford42 min
Jun 16, 9:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX65 min
Jun 16, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXPrince William, Stafford, City of Manassas51 min
Jun 16, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXWarren45 min
Jun 16, 9:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXFauquier, Warren51 min
Jun 16, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFauquier, Rappahannock, Warren24 min
Jun 16, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXFrederick, City of Winchester43 min
Jun 16, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX62 min
Jun 16, 10:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXFauquier33 min
Jun 16, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXArlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church59 min
Jun 16, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX53 min
Jun 16, 11:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX47 min
Jun 16, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX96 min
Jun 17, 12:04 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX56 min
Jun 17, 12:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXArlington, City of Alexandria31 min
Jun 17, 12:21 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX84 min
Jun 17, 1:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX90 min
Jun 17, 12:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCity of Harrisonburg27 min
Jun 17, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCity of Waynesboro26 min
Jun 17, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro40 min
Jun 17, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCity of Charlottesville28 min
Jun 17, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville48 min
Jun 17, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle22 min
Jun 17, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle15 min
Jun 17, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXNelson23 min
Jun 17, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson33 min
Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCity of Harrisonburg24 min
Jun 17, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCity of Waynesboro26 min
Jun 17, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXGreene33 min
Jun 17, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXGreene, Madison, Page, Rockingham26 min
Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCity of Charlottesville30 min
Jun 17, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Madison, Orange52 min
Jun 17, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXMadison32 min
Jun 17, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford41 min
Jun 17, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXStafford, City of Fredericksburg24 min
Jun 17, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCulpeper36 min
Jun 17, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCulpeper33 min
Jun 17, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXPrince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park24 min
Jun 17, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX57 min
Jun 17, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX54 min
Jun 17, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXShenandoah33 min
Jun 17, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCity of Fairfax35 min
Jun 16, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXSaint Mary's38 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXSaint Mary's31 min
Jun 16, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXSaint Mary's29 min
Jun 16, 11:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXAnne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's34 min
Jun 17, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXAnne Arundel31 min
Jun 17, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXPrince George's28 min
Jun 17, 1:30 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Saint Mary's, City of Baltimore10 hr
Jun 17, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFrederick, Montgomery33 min
Jun 17, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXAllegany32 min
Jun 17, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXAllegany26 min
Jun 17, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXCharles26 min
Jun 17, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's45 min
Jun 17, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXMontgomery31 min
Jun 16, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXMorgan30 min
Jun 17, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXBerkeley, Morgan24 min
Jun 17, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXBerkeley, Jefferson24 min
Jun 17, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXGrant26 min
Jun 17, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXHardy34 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.