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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 18, 2019Fauquier County, Prince William County, Stafford County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2019, 6:31 PM EDT for Fauquier County, Prince William County, Stafford County, Virginia. It was in force for 44 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 18, 2019, 6:31 PM EDT (22:31 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2019, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fauquier County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Stafford County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFauquier, Rappahannock, Warren41 min
May 18, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX85 min
May 18, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Madison, Orange22 min
May 18, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX35 min
May 18, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXWashington52 min
May 18, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXWashington35 min
May 18, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFrederick42 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.