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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 25, 2019Albemarle County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT for Albemarle County, Virginia. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2019, 5:05 PM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Albemarle County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

492 
WFUS51 KLWX 252045
TORLWX
VAC003-252115-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0021.190525T2045Z-190525T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
445 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Albemarle County in central Virginia...

* Until 515 PM EDT.
    
* At 445 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Free Union, or 15 miles northwest of
  Charlottesville, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown, 
           flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur. 
           Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is 
           likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Free Union around 500 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Advance Mills, Earlysville, Boonesville and Hollymead.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3822 7870 3826 7864 3819 7839 3809 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 297DEG 21KT 3822 7864 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CS

2 follow-up statements

686 
WWUS51 KLWX 252053
SVSLWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
453 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019

VAC003-252115-
/O.CON.KLWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190525T2115Z/
Albemarle VA-
453 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ALBEMARLE COUNTY...
    
At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Free Union, or 13 miles northwest of
Charlottesville, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown, flying 
         debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. 
         Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur. Mobile 
         homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Free Union around 505 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Advance Mills, Earlysville, Boonesville and Hollymead.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3820 7867 3825 7861 3819 7839 3809 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 296DEG 21KT 3820 7861 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CS

554 
WWUS51 KLWX 252105
SVSLWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
505 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019

VAC003-252114-
/O.CAN.KLWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190525T2115Z/
Albemarle VA-
505 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALBEMARLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no longer 
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has 
been cancelled.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Sterling Virginia.

LAT...LON 3820 7867 3825 7861 3819 7839 3809 7847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 297DEG 21KT 3817 7854 

$$

CS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg	50 min
May 25, 4:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Rockingham	29 min
May 25, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Rockingham	37 min
May 25, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren	39 min
May 25, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren	40 min
May 25, 6:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren	25 min
May 25, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Nelson	61 min
May 25, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Prince William	42 min
May 25, 7:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fauquier	31 min
May 25, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Orange, Rockingham	53 min
May 25, 7:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford	47 min
May 25, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		97 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.