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Gale Warning 17, NWS Baltimore/Washington

April 20, 2015

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2015, 1:57 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2015, 1:57 AM EDT (05:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2015, 7:00 AM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 19, 6:56 PM EDT, 7 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 6:56 PM EDT, 7 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 7:57 PM EDT, 6 hours 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
Apr 20, 1:17 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	12 hr
Apr 20, 1:57 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		44 hr
Apr 20, 4:28 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		42 hr
Apr 20, 6:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Madison	8 hr
Apr 20, 10:52 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	20 hr
Apr 20, 11:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper	6 hr
Apr 20, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		33 min
Apr 20, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		43 min
Apr 20, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		37 min
Apr 20, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		63 min
Apr 20, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		66 min
Apr 20, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		94 min
Apr 20, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		82 min
Apr 20, 7:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	59 min
Apr 20, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		88 min
Apr 20, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	48 min
Apr 20, 7:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Saint Mary's	9 hr
Apr 20, 3:16 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, City of Baltimore	7 hr
Apr 20, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Allegany	23 min
Apr 20, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Washington	31 min
Apr 20, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Allegany, Washington	36 min
Apr 20, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	25 min
Apr 20, 7:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Grant, Mineral	24 min

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.