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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2019, 3:13 PM EDT for Baltimore County, Harford County, Maryland. It was in force for 32 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
- Apr 26, 2019, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baltimore County, MD, Harford County, MD
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1:33 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 355 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 26, 3:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 3:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 2:17 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 217 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-508-VAZ052>057-271000- 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- 217 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019 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 A Tornado Watch is in effect until 9 PM for the entire outlook area. Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are possible this afternoon into the early evening hours. A Gale Warning is in effect until 2 PM Saturday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday A Gale Warning is in effect until 2 PM Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is requested. Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service per standard operating procedures. MDZ003>006-501>507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501>508-WVZ050>053- 055-501>506-271000- 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- 217 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019 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 for portions of the area along and east of the Blue Ridge mountains. Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are possible during the afternoon hours. Strong northwest winds may gust to around 50 mph resulting in isolated wind damage tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Strong northwest winds may gust to around 50 mph resulting in isolated wind damage Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is requested. Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service per standard operating procedures.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 26, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
159 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0158 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE KESWICK 37.98N 78.34W
04/26/2019 ALBEMARLE VA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ALONG UNION MILLS RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1904190
KLWLocal storm report, Apr 26, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
202 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0141 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW BARBOURSVILLE 38.16N 78.31W
04/26/2019 ALBEMARLE VA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN BLOCKING ONE LANE NEAR INTERSECTION OF STONY
POINT RD AND BURNLY STATION RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1904191
KLWLocal storm report, Apr 26, 2:33 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
233 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM TSTM WND DMG LAHORE 38.20N 77.97W
04/26/2019 ORANGE VA 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1904192
BJLLocal storm report, Apr 26, 3:04 PM EDT, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:03 AM EDT | Gale Warning | LWX | 34 hr | |
| Apr 26, 9:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 34 hr | |
| Apr 26, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 85 min | |
| Apr 26, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 49 min | |
| Apr 26, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 42 min | |
| Apr 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 19 min |
| Apr 26, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 26, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 87 min | |
| Apr 26, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 38 min | |
| Apr 26, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 49 min | |
| Apr 26, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 80 min | |
| Apr 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 79 min | |
| Apr 26, 5:39 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:03 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Harford | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, City of Baltimore | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, City of Baltimore | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.