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Gale Warning 9, NWS Baltimore/Washington

April 13, 2020

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this gale warning at Apr 13, 2020, 3:03 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 13, 2020, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2020, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 13, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 2:27 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 13, 2:39 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 2:44 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 2:45 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 2:47 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 2:59 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 3:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 1:51 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 3 more	5 hr
Apr 13, 3:01 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	14 hr
Apr 13, 4:04 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		30 hr
Apr 13, 7:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	21 min
Apr 13, 8:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax	72 min
Apr 13, 9:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Nelson	113 min
Apr 13, 9:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax	118 min
Apr 13, 10:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange	3 hr
Apr 13, 11:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	51 min
Apr 13, 12:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Prince William, Stafford	31 min
Apr 13, 12:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester	36 min
Apr 13, 12:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria	44 min
Apr 13, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		24 min
Apr 13, 1:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	40 min
Apr 13, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		97 min
Apr 13, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	42 min
Apr 13, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		60 min
Apr 13, 2:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas Park	14 hr
Apr 13, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		44 min
Apr 13, 4:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Prince William, City of Manassas	12 hr
Apr 13, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		16 min
Apr 13, 3:01 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore	14 hr
Apr 13, 9:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Harford	115 min
Apr 13, 11:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, City of Baltimore	12 hr
Apr 13, 11:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Harford	71 min
Apr 13, 12:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Montgomery	4 hr
Apr 13, 12:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Howard, City of Baltimore	23 min
Apr 13, 12:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Washington	48 min
Apr 13, 1:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Prince George's	42 min
Apr 13, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Harford	45 min
Apr 13, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery	44 min
Apr 13, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's	27 min
Apr 13, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, City of Baltimore	51 min
Apr 13, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Harford	48 min
Apr 13, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Prince George's	40 min
Apr 13, 2:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Harford	4 hr
Apr 13, 5:08 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore	2 hr

Nearby

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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.