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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 10, 2021Charles County, Prince George's County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 4:52 PM EDT for Charles County, Prince George's County, Maryland. It was in force for 93 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2021, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 6:25 PM EDT
In force
93 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Charles County, MD, Prince George's County, MD

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 5:22 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ese St. Charles, MDVEHICLE STRANDED IN FLOODED ROADWAY NEAR INTERSECTION OF BANNISTER CIRCLE AND MANNING COURT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 163 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 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 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
163 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
987 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

245 
WGUS51 KLWX 102052
FFWLWX
MDC017-033-110000-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FF.W.0006.210610T2052Z-210611T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
452 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Prince Georges County in central Maryland...
  Northern Charles County in southern Maryland...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 452 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain in near Waldorf. Between 1 and 3 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Waldorf...                         Fort Washington...
  La Plata...                        Saint Charles...
  Accokeek...                        Bryans Road...
  Brandywine...                      Hughesville...
  Baden...                           Potomac Heights...
  Aquasco...                         Bryantown...
  Pomfret...                         Port Tobacco Village...
  White Plains...                    Northwood...
  Dentsville...                      Port Tobacco...

Local fire departments reported multiple vehicles stranded in high 
water in the Waldorf area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3861 7714 3862 7715 3862 7714 3871 7705
      3871 7704 3871 7703 3872 7704 3863 7671
      3846 7683 3846 7696

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

DHOF
1 follow-up statement
779 
WGUS71 KLWX 102225
FFSLWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
625 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

MDC017-033-102235-
/O.CAN.KLWX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210611T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Charles MD-Prince Georges MD-
625 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PRINCE GEORGES AND NORTHERN 
CHARLES COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

LAT...LON 3861 7714 3862 7715 3862 7714 3871 7705
      3871 7704 3871 7703 3872 7704 3863 7671
      3846 7683 3846 7696

$$

BKF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 9:10 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXSaint Mary's4 hr
Jun 10, 2:53 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchLWXAllegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 8 more43 hr
Jun 10, 5:10 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXSaint Mary's47 min
Jun 10, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBaltimore, City of Baltimore25 min
Jun 10, 2:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXBaltimore38 min
Jun 10, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFrederick46 min
Jun 10, 3:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCarroll8 hr
Jun 10, 3:37 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXBaltimore, City of Baltimore2 hr
Jun 10, 3:52 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAnne Arundel, Prince George's17 hr
Jun 10, 4:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXBaltimore, City of Baltimore5 hr
Jun 10, 6:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXBaltimore, City of Baltimore2 hr
Jun 10, 6:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCharles, Prince George's2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.