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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2017, 6:34 PM EDT for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, City of Baltimore, Maryland. It was in force for 22 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
- May 31, 2017, 6:34 PM EDT (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2017, 6:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD
The radar
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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 May 31, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 4:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 427 PM EDT Wed May 31 2017 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-508-VAZ052>057-011000- 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- 427 PM EDT Wed May 31 2017 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...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected through early this evening. A few thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may be needed through early this evening. MDZ003>006-501>507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501>508-WVZ050>053- 055-501>506-011000- Washington-Frederick MD-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-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke- Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Highland- Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge- Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant- Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton- Eastern Pendleton- 427 PM EDT Wed May 31 2017 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...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected through early this evening. A few thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail across northern and central Virginia east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may be needed through early this evening.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 31, 1:27 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
127 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0608 PM HAIL 1 NNW BERRYVILLE 39.16N 77.99W
05/30/2017 M1.00 INCH CLARKE VA COCORAHS
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1702087
SMZLocal storm report, May 31, 5:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 31, 6:02 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
602 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0554 PM HAIL 1 SSW COLESVILLE 39.08N 77.02W
05/31/2017 E0.75 INCH MONTGOMERY MD TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER LWX1702091
LEEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 86 min | |
| May 31, 1:23 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 30 hr | |
| May 31, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 35 min |
| May 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 117 min | |
| May 31, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 26 min |
| May 31, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| May 31, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 31, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| May 31, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 88 min | |
| May 31, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| May 31, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's | 29 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.