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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 29, 2012Highland County, Virginia; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2012, 7:43 PM EDT for Highland County, Virginia; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was in force for 62 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: Jun 29, 2012, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Highland County, VA, Grant County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 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
Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 6:51 PM EDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 6:51 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 3:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 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
Jun 29, 1:33 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Watch	LWX	Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more	27 hr
Jun 29, 4:17 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		91 min
Jun 29, 4:54 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		60 min
Jun 29, 10:03 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more	11 hr
Jun 29, 4:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick, Washington	40 min
Jun 29, 4:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Harford	38 min
Jun 29, 4:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Harford	38 min
Jun 29, 5:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore	42 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2012 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2012 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

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.