Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2011, 4:32 PM EDT for Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville, Virginia. It was in force for 102 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2011, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2011, 6:14 PM EDT
- In force
- 102 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 580 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
894
WGUS51 KLWX 082032
FFWLWX
VAC003-540-082330-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FF.W.0074.110708T2032Z-110708T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 428 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF
ALBEMARLE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE CHARLOTTESVILLE...CROZET AND FREE UNION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 7880 3825 7861 3812 7821 3787 7842
3776 7867
$$
SBK1 follow-up statement
911
WGUS71 KLWX 082214
FFSLWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
614 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
VAC003-540-082224-
/O.CAN.KLWX.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110708T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VA-ALBEMARLE VA-
614 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALBEMARLE AND CITY
OF CHARLOTTESVILLE COUNTIES...
LAT...LON 3805 7880 3825 7861 3812 7821 3787 7842
3776 7867
$$
SBKWhat 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 Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
233 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MID ALTANTIC THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND OFF THE DELMARVA COAST EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A SECOND FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
CDFNT HAS ENTERED CWFA...AND CAN BE FOUND FM BKW-MRB-MSV. NMRS-
WIDESPREAD SHRA/EMBEDDED TSRA CAN BE FOUND ALNG/BHD CDFNT AND S/WV
TROF AXIS. AHD OF FNT...ALTHO INSOLATION HASNT BEEN ALL THAT
GREAT...WE/VE MANAGED TO ATTAIN 2000-3000 J/KG MUCAPE AND
EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR OF 40 KT. HENCE...SVR TSTM WATCH HAS BEEN
POSTED THRU 01Z E OF BLURDG. DMGG WND/LRG HAIL BOTH CONCERNS.
MODIFIED 12Z LWX RAOB YIELDS PWAT 1.75 IN. 12Z NAM/GFS BOTH PAINT
A SWATH OF PWAT AOA 2 INCHES...MAINLY ALONG/E OF I-95.THUS...HVY
RAIN ALSO A CONCERN...AND OVERALL MODE SHUD TRANSITION FM SVR TO
FF BY ELY THIS EVNG.
CDFNT WL SLOW DOWN...AND SLOWLY TREK ACRS REST OF CWFA TNGT. HV
CAT POPS AHD OF AXIS THIS EVNG...AND BACKED OFF A LTL TO LKLY
OVNGT. RGNL RDR SUGGESTS THAT ACTIVITY MAY COME IN WAVES
PROPAGATING ALNG THE BNDRY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SATURDAY...COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC BY THE
LATE MORNING. JUST LOW CHANCES FOR LINGERING SHOWERS SOUTH OF AN E-W
LINE THROUGH DC FOR THE MID MORNING HOURS. OTHERWISE...LIGHT NLY
FLOW BEHIND THE TROUGH WITH SKIES CLEARING BEFORE MIDDAY. ABUNDANT
INSOLATION ALLOWS FOR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL MAX TEMPERATURES...
AROUND 90F PER GRIDDED GFS MOS GUIDANCE.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH INTO
THE CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC. DRY WITH A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WITH HIGH
PRESSURE CENTER TO THE NORTH. MIN TEMPS LOW TO MID 60S INLAND...LOW
70S NEAR SHORE. MAX TEMPS AROUND 90F...THOUGH NO HEAT INDEX WITH DEW
POINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SFC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE WHILE A RIDGE OVER THE S-CNTRL
CONUS DRIFTS EAST. SWLY LOW LEVEL FLOW BRINGS PLUME OF ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURE AIR FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. MAX TEMPS SHOULD REACH INTO THE
MID 90S WITH DEWPOINTS APPROACHING 70F. EXPECT HEAT INDICES IN THE
UPR 90S. AN APPROACHING TROUGH MAY TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT CROSSES TUESDAY...THE SLOWER 12Z GFS ALLOWS HEATING TO
TAKE PLACE...WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 90S AGAIN...WHILE THE 00Z
ECMWF BRINGS THE TROUGH AXIS THROUGH BY DAYBREAK. CHANCE POPS MONDAY
NIGHT INCREASE TO HIGH CHANCE TUESDAY. WITH THE LIFTED INDEX AROUND
-5 AND DECENT SHEAR ALONG THE TROUGH...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT...SO SPECIFICS ON
PRECIP TIMING AND INTENSITY WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR IN THE COMING
DAYS.
HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS THE FRONT AGAIN...WITH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY LOOKING DRY. INCLUDED LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
THE ALLEGHENY FRONT AS RETURN FLOW COMBINED WITH TERRAIN
CIRCULATIONS AIDING DEVELOPMENT.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
UNSETTLED FLGT CONDS THIS EVNG. MTRS SUGGEST IFR CONDS W/IN
COMPLEX OF SHRA/TSTMS IN PTMC HIGHLANDS. EXTRAPOLATION SLIDES THAT
AREA NEWD...JUST TOUCHING IAD/BWI. HV INTRODUCED MVFR/TEMPO IFR
COINCIDENT W/ THIS AREA. THERE/S ANTHR COMPLEX IN MID OHVLY.
ALSO...WDLY SCT TSRA DVLPG AHD OF THE ASSOCD CDFNT. THAT SUGGESTS
THAT ONCE TROF AXIS NEARBY...MVFR WL BE PREDOMINANT. EXTENT OF IFR
STILL TBD...AND LKLY WL NEED ONGOING ADJUSTMENT.
VFR RETURNS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT NLY FLOW BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. VFR PREVAILS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH
INTO SUNDAY OUTSIDE OF FOG POTENTIAL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. COLD FRONT
APPROACHES LATE MONDAY...CROSSING ON TUESDAY. HIGH CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANYING FRONT...LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
MORE HIGH PRESSURE THEN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
S/SWLY FLOW NEAR 15 KT ATTM. DONT ENVISION MUCH OF A CHG TO THAT
THRU THE AFTN. SHRA/TSRA WL DVLP AHD OF A CDFNT/TROF AXIS TAFTN.
ACTIVITY WL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD INVOF THE FNT. SMW/S WL BE LKLY
AHD OF THE STRONGEST STORMS. THREAT WL TRANSITION FM GUSTY WNDS TO
HVY RAIN THRU THE NGT AS FWD PROGRESS OF FNT STALLS. IT MAY BE
LINGERING ACRS MID BAY-LWR PTMC MUCH OF THE NGT.
NLY FLOW 10 TO 15 KT SATURDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. GUSTS MAY REACH
INTO THE 18KT RANGE...SO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. HIGH
PRESSURE THEN BUILDS FROM THE NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY...ALLOWING A
LIGHT ELY FLOW/BAY BREEZE SUNDAY. RETURN FLOW LATE SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT MAY CHANNEL AND GUST INTO THE MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY ZONE. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE BAY IN THE TUESDAY
TIMEFRAME...WITH HIGH CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE THEN
BUILDS FROM THE NORTH WITH NLY FLOW THROUGH MIDDLE NEXT WEEK
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS CONTINUES AS TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO INTERACTS WITH A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
MODELS PROG THE PWATS THIS EVENING AROUND 2-2.25 INCHES...WHICH IS
ARND 2SD ABOVE NORMAL. SFC DEWPTS 70-75F THRU THE AFTN-EVE. IN
ADDITION...QUASI- STATIONARY/SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL PROVIDE A
FOCUS FOR TRAINING STORMS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
PIKESVILLE NWR WENT DOWN LAST NGT DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE ON A
COMMERCIAL POWER TRANSFORMER. TECHS ARE WORKING THE ISSUE...AND
WILL DO THEIR BEST TO RETURN SERVICE TODAY.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR DCZ001.
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR MDZ004>007-
009>011-013-014-016>018.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR VAZ025>027-
029>031-036>040-042-050>057-501>504.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR WVZ505-506.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HTS/BAJ
NEAR TERM...HTS
SHORT TERM...BAJ
LONG TERM...BAJ
AVIATION...HTS/BAJ
MARINE...HTS/BAJ
HYDROLOGY...HTSHazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 2:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 202 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 091000- 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- 202 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 9PM. IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE SKYWARN SPOTTER HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-091000- 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- 202 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 9PM. IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND FOR COMMUNITIES SOUTHEAST OF WINCHESTER AND PETERSBURG. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE SKYWARN SPOTTER HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HTS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:35 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
335 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0314 PM TSTM WND DMG ELKTON 38.41N 78.62W
07/08/2011 ROCKINGHAM VA TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 340 IN ELKTON
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1101142
JACKSONSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 3:37 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
337 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
VAZ025-026-029-037>040-042-050>053-501-502-082100-
ORANGE VA-GREENE VA-MADISON VA-CULPEPER VA-PAGE VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER VA-LOUDOUN VA-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER VA-
ALBEMARLE VA-AUGUSTA VA-ROCKINGHAM VA-FAIRFAX VA-
337 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...HEAVY RAIN TO AFFECT ORANGE...GREENE...MADISON...
CULPEPER...PAGE...RAPPAHANNOCK...NORTHERN FAUQUIER...LOUDOUN...PRINCE
WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER...ALBEMARLE...
AUGUSTA...ROCKINGHAM AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES...
AT 336 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. LOUIS TO ETLAN TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF
GROTTOES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE MIDDLEBURG...MISSION HOME...HAYWOOD...
BOSTON...HOOD...VIEWTOWN...SHADY GROVE...HANEYTOWN...SAINT GEORGE AND
DYKE.
HEAVY RAIN WITH THESE STORMS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
MILE AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
&&
LAT...LON 3822 7900 3856 7833 3905 7786 3895 7731
3826 7789 3813 7804 3814 7810 3812 7821
3788 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 306DEG 15KT 3899 7779 3851 7824
3821 7881
SBKSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 3:44 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
344 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
MDZ007-011-013-014-016-018-082015-
ANNE ARUNDEL MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD-CALVERT MD-HARFORD MD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MD-CHARLES MD-
344 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT ANNE ARUNDEL...PRINCE GEORGES...
CALVERT...HARFORD...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE AND CHARLES COUNTIES...
AT 343 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HERALD HARBOR TO ST. CHARLES...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CAPE ARTHUR...CHELSEA BEACH...RIVERDALE...
LAKE SHORE...AQUASCO...EAGLE HARBOR...SHERWOOD FOREST...
DAVIDSONVILLE...BADEN AND BODKIN POINT.
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 WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
MILE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
&&
LAT...LON 3917 7646 3914 7642 3901 7638 3898 7646
3895 7644 3887 7650 3872 7651 3856 7668
3852 7702 3878 7690 3917 7662 3920 7653
3917 7649 3921 7646 3921 7650 3922 7650
3925 7636 3922 7638 3930 7626 3929 7625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 225DEG 24KT 3905 7655 3877 7679
3860 7688Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:49 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 349 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011 DCZ001-MDZ009-010-013-014-082030- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-HOWARD MD-MONTGOMERY MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD- PRINCE GEORGES MD- 349 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...ANNE ARUNDEL AND PRINCE GEORGES COUNTIES... AT 349 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRADLEY FARMS TO MONTPELIER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE GARRETT PARK...WHEATON...GLENMONT...FORT MEADE...COLESVILLE...RIDGEWAY...LAUREL...FAIRLAND...CLOVERLY AND SEVERN. 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 OF FALLING AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WITH THESE STORMS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. && LAT...LON 3923 7700 3921 7661 3887 7686 3899 7724 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 244DEG 22KT 3901 7715 3907 7685
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:02 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
402 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
VAZ050-056-082030-
ORANGE VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-
402 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT ORANGE AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 401 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THORNHILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE THORNHILL... LAHORE...
BELMONT... MINE RUN... GOLD DALE... LOGAN AND PARKER.
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 WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3802 7775 3804 7775 3810 7784 3812 7798
3813 7800 3813 7806 3814 7807 3837 7790
3822 7739 3802 7761 3800 7767
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 224DEG 27KT 3806 7801Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:28 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
428 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
DCZ001-MDZ009-013-016-VAZ042-052>055-502-082200-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-MONTGOMERY MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD-STAFFORD VA-
LOUDOUN VA-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER VA-CHARLES MD-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-
FAIRFAX VA-
428 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN TO AFFECT THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA...ARLINGTON...MONTGOMERY...PRINCE
GEORGES...STAFFORD...LOUDOUN...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS
PARK...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER...CHARLES AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES...
AT 426 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AFFECTING MUCH OF THE
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA.
RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOURS ARE POSSIBLE. RATES ARE
INCREASING...
AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY SOON. REMAIN ALERT...AND
BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION IF WARNING ARE ISSUED.
HEAVY RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH THESE STORMS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES
TO BELOW ON MILE AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 7714 3850 7727 3850 7728 3856 7725
3855 7727 3847 7731 3834 7747 3849 7774
3915 7754 3892 7672
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 238DEG 46KT 3908 7701 3842 7763
SBKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Frederick | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 10:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Shenandoah | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Shenandoah | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Shenandoah | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 82 min |
| Jul 8, 3:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Loudoun | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange and 3 more | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 119 min | |
| Jul 8, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 41 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Spotsylvania | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 73 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 92 min |
| Jul 8, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | King George | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Jul 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 42 min | |
| Jul 8, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | King George | 90 min |
| Jul 8, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 61 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.