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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 19, 2014Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2014, 5:29 PM EDT for Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, Maryland. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 19, 2014, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Prince George's County, MD

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 33 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
33 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-219 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1535 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

714 
WFUS51 KLWX 192129
TORLWX
MDC003-009-033-192200-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0013.140619T2129Z-140619T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
529 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
  SOUTHERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
  CALVERT COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 528 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS NEAR DUNKIRK...OR NEAR UPPER MARLBORO...AND WAS MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DUNKIRK...
  CHESAPEAKE BEACH...
  NORTH BEACH...
  BREEZY POINT...
  PRINCE FREDERICK...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR
VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND HARD TO SEE. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3843 7652 3878 7676 3883 7668 3876 7652
      3866 7652 3862 7650 3854 7651 3848 7648
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 312DEG 19KT 3877 7667

$$

BAJ
2 follow-up statements
495 
WWUS51 KLWX 192139
SVSLWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
539 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

MDC033-192150-
/O.CAN.KLWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140619T2200Z/
PRINCE GEORGES MD-
539 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED
AREA. THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3848 7656 3864 7667 3873 7669 3877 7660
      3869 7652 3866 7652 3862 7650 3857 7651
      3851 7650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 331DEG 20KT 3870 7663

$$

MDC003-009-192200-
/O.CON.KLWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140619T2200Z/
ANNE ARUNDEL MD-CALVERT MD-
539 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CALVERT
AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES...

AT 536 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR DUNKIRK...OR 6 MILES WEST OF NORTH BEACH...AND WAS 
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SUNDERLAND...
  CHESAPEAKE BEACH...
  HUNTINGTOWN...
  BREEZY POINT...
  DARES BEACH...
  PRINCE FREDERICK...
  PORT REPUBLIC...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR
VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3848 7656 3864 7667 3873 7669 3877 7660
      3869 7652 3866 7652 3862 7650 3857 7651
      3851 7650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 331DEG 20KT 3870 7663

$$

BAJ
944 
WWUS51 KLWX 192152
SVSLWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
552 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

MDC003-009-192203-
/O.EXP.KLWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140619T2200Z/
ANNE ARUNDEL MD-CALVERT MD-
552 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT FOR CALVERT AND ANNE
ARUNDEL COUNTIES...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3848 7656 3864 7667 3873 7669 3877 7660
      3869 7652 3866 7652 3862 7650 3857 7651
      3851 7650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 331DEG 20KT 3864 7659

$$

BAJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 10:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, City of Baltimore53 min
Jun 18, 11:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCarroll, Frederick40 min
Jun 18, 11:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBaltimore, Carroll, Frederick47 min
Jun 18, 11:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCharles, Prince George's52 min
Jun 19, 12:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and 2 more55 min
Jun 19, 12:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's39 min
Jun 19, 12:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXBaltimore, City of Baltimore3 hr
Jun 19, 12:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's37 min
Jun 19, 12:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and 1 more46 min
Jun 19, 3:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCity of Baltimore3 hr

Nearby

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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.