Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2015, 4:18 PM EDT for Washington County, Maryland; Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It was in force for 42 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 8, 2015, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Washington County, MD, Berkeley County, WV, Jefferson County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 8, 2:34 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1040 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 8, 3:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 251 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-508-VAZ052>057-091000- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES- ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-SOUTHEAST HARFORD- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- 251 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. SEVERE THREATS ARE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. MDZ003>006-501>507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501>508-WVZ050>053- 055-501>506-091000- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY- NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE- GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND- WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE- CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- 251 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...WESTERN VIRGINIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 8, 3:40 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
340 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0248 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE WOODSTOCK 38.88N 78.51W
06/08/2015 SHENANDOAH VA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON COURT STREET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1500215
LFRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page | 19 min |
| Jun 8, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Page, Rappahannock | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Rappahannock | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 61 min | |
| Jun 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 30 min |
| Jun 8, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Jun 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Page, Rappahannock, Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Jun 8, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 97 min | |
| Jun 8, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 8, 8:10 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Anne Arundel | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, City of Baltimore | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore | 24 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 2015Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015
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.