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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2018, 3:05 PM EDT for Culpeper County, Orange County, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 40 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 12, 2018, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2018, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Culpeper County, VA, Orange County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Aug 12, 10:58 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 10:58 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 210 PM EDT Sun Aug 12 2018 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-508-VAZ052>057-131815- 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- 210 PM EDT Sun Aug 12 2018 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 Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and this evening. Isolated instances of flooding will be possible. The greatest risk is across northern and eastern Virginia, where a Flash Flood Watch is in effect. Isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are also possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely once again Monday and Tuesday. Isolated flooding will continue to be a threat, particularly during the afternoon and evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Please report flooding and rainfall totals to the National Weather Service. MDZ003>006-501>507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501>508-WVZ050>053- 055-501>506-131815- 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- 210 PM EDT Sun Aug 12 2018 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 Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and this evening. Isolated instances of flooding will be possible. The greatest risk is across Virginia and eastern West Virginia, where a Flash Flood Watch is in effect. Isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are also possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely once again Monday and Tuesday. Isolated flooding will continue to be a threat, particularly during the afternoon and evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 12, 2:31 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 87 min | |
| Aug 11, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Aug 11, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 77 min | |
| Aug 12, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 20 min |
| Aug 12, 12:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 1:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Rappahannock | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Warren | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison | 10 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 72 min |
| Aug 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 12, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 12, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Stafford | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 76 min | |
| Aug 12, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 46 min | |
| Aug 12, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 91 min | |
| Aug 12, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 119 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 94 min | |
| Aug 11, 9:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Calvert | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 9:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Calvert | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Charles | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Charles | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Pendleton | 16 min |
| Aug 12, 10:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 11:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 82 min |
| Aug 12, 11:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Grant, Hardy, Pendleton | 3 hr |
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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.