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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 229, NWS Baltimore/Washington

September 1, 20146 counties in Virginia; Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 1, 2014, 3:46 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia; Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Maryland. It was in force for 44 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
Sep 1, 2014, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2014, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Loudoun County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Sep 1, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 3:12 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 10:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX97 min
Sep 1, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX89 min
Sep 1, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX64 min
Sep 1, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX64 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2014Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.