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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 306, NWS Baltimore/Washington

August 17, 2012Rockingham County, Shenandoah County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2012, 3:04 PM EDT for Rockingham County, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 17, 2012, 3:04 PM EDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2012, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 1:29 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX33 hr
Aug 17, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXRockingham36 min
Aug 17, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXHardy36 min
Aug 17, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXPendleton27 min
Aug 17, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXHardy38 min
Aug 17, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLWXHampshire32 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2012Every 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.