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Storm Warning 1, NWS Baltimore/Washington

April 12, 2020

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this storm warning at Apr 12, 2020, 3:18 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 13, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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 12, 2020, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 13, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2020, 3:03 PM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Apr 12, 3:14 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 3:14 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 12:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 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 12, 4:47 AM EDT	High Wind Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more	8 hr
Apr 12, 12:35 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, King George and 10 more	26 hr
Apr 12, 12:35 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more	29 hr
Apr 12, 10:53 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore	16 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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