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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2016, 4:38 PM EDT for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, City of Baltimore, Maryland. It was in force for 33 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 1, 2016, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2016, 5:11 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 230 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
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 Aug 1, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 257 PM EDT Mon Aug 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS...Weak low pressure will gradually move offshore today and tonight as a front drifts southward. High pressure will build in from the north during the middle of the week, then move offshore late in the week. A cold front is expected to cross the area Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...Sct showers and t-storms expected until evening as a cdfnt sags slowly swd. Storm motion will be relatively slow 10-15 kt which may pose an isolated flash flooding threat but mid-level dry air will likely reduce precip efficiency. Perhaps, an isolated wind damage threat, but most storms should remain sub-severe. Clearing expected overnight which may lead to patchy fog especially with moist soils from recent rainfall. Drier air will continue to filter in Tue but not dry enough to completely suppress shower development. A convergence line is expected to set up along the Chesapeake Bay which may trigger a few showers or t-storms. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...High pressure builds further southward Wed suppressing shower development and providing fair weather conditions. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Surface high moves away from our region allowing for southerly return flow to develop, so could see some showers and thunderstorms, mainly terrain induced. This continues into Friday and with a cold front approaching from the northwest, showers and thunderstorms are again possible. The front moves across on Saturday and slowly pushes south into the night, which could bring more widespread precipitation to our CWA. Drier conditions expected behind the front with possible showers and thunderstorms to our south. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s and low 90s. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...T-storms likely at KBWI and KMTN until 00Z with brief MVFR conditions. Patchy MVFR fog overnight. Sct showers again possible tomorrow afternoon. Mainly VFR conditions expected for Thursday through Saturday, with some showers and thunderstorms possible, bringing periods of sub-VFR conditions. && .MARINE...Sct showers and t-storms through mid evening and again Tue and Wed. Possible SCA conditions Wed over the lower portions of the MD Chesapeake Bay. Sub-SCA conditions expected as winds will be below SCA criteria. Showers and thunderstorms possible over the waters during this period could bring gusty winds. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...None. MD...None. VA...None. WV...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...LFR NEAR TERM...LFR SHORT TERM...LFR LONG TERM...IMR AVIATION...IMR/LFR MARINE...IMR/LFR
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:19 AM EDT, 11 hours 19 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 11:26 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Aug 1, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| Aug 1, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 90 min | |
| Aug 1, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 85 min | |
| Aug 1, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| Aug 1, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 92 min | |
| Aug 1, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 97 min | |
| Jul 31, 9:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Anne Arundel | 7 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 6 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.