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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Baltimore/Washington

July 12, 2021Cecil County, Harford County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2021, 7:55 PM EDT for Cecil County, Harford County, Maryland. It was in force for 77 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
Jul 12, 2021, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 9:12 PM EDT
In force
77 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cecil County, MD, Harford County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 125 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 974 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
974 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

634 
WGUS51 KLWX 122355
FFWLWX
MDC015-025-130545-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FF.W.0025.210712T2355Z-210713T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
755 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Cecil County in northeastern Maryland...
  North Central Harford County in northern Maryland...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 755 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bel Air North...                   Octoraro...
  Darlington...

This includes the following Flood Prone Roads:
Sandy Hook Road near Deer Creek...
Darlington Road at Deer Creek Road...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 7634 3962 7632 3966 7625 3967 7623
      3968 7620 3967 7620 3967 7618 3968 7614
      3967 7610 3961 7615 3958 7625 3955 7631
      3957 7634

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

LEE
1 follow-up statement
759 
WGUS71 KLWX 130112
FFSLWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
912 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

MDC015-025-130122-
/O.CAN.KLWX.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210713T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cecil MD-Harford MD-
912 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WESTERN CECIL AND NORTH 
CENTRAL HARFORD COUNTIES...

Flash flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. A flood 
warning remains in effect. Please continue to heed road closures.

LAT...LON 3959 7634 3962 7632 3966 7625 3967 7623
      3968 7620 3967 7620 3967 7618 3968 7614
      3967 7610 3961 7615 3958 7625 3955 7631
      3957 7634

$$

RCM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAllegany, Washington47 min
Jul 12, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFrederick, Washington47 min
Jul 12, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFrederick, Washington22 min
Jul 12, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBaltimore, Harford47 min
Jul 12, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCecil20 min
Jul 12, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBaltimore, Cecil, Harford52 min
Jul 12, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBaltimore, Cecil, Harford52 min
Jul 12, 7:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXBaltimore, Cecil, Harford6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.