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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 4, 2021Cecil County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT for Cecil County, Maryland. It was in force for 22 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
Jun 4, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT (20:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2021, 5:06 PM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cecil County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2021-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 381 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
381 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
947 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

414 
WUUS51 KLWX 042044
SVRLWX
MDC015-042130-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0106.210604T2044Z-210604T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
444 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cecil County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cecilton, or
  7 miles west of Middletown, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches 
           to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as 
           damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by 
           downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. 
           Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cecilton, Warwick, Bohemias Mills, Cayots and Chesapeake City. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3938 7582 3937 7585 3937 7587 3936 7588
      3937 7593 3937 7594 3938 7596 3942 7600
      3954 7582 3951 7578 3938 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 320DEG 21KT 3943 7586 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RCM
3 follow-up statements
998 
WWUS51 KLWX 042047
SVSLWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
447 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

MDC015-042130-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210604T2130Z/
Cecil MD-
447 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY...

At 447 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cecilton, or 7
miles west of Middletown, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to 
         fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage 
         homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed 
         trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured 
         light objects may become projectiles.

Locations impacted include...
Cecilton and Warwick. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3938 7582 3937 7585 3937 7587 3936 7588
      3937 7593 3944 7592 3947 7583 3943 7577
      3938 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 320DEG 21KT 3941 7584 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RCM
053 
WWUS51 KLWX 042058
SVSLWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
458 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

MDC015-042130-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210604T2130Z/
Cecil MD-
458 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY...

At 458 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sassafras, or 7
miles southwest of Middletown, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to 
         fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage 
         homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed 
         trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured 
         light objects may become projectiles.

Locations impacted include...
Cecilton and Warwick. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3938 7582 3937 7585 3937 7587 3941 7587
      3943 7585 3943 7577 3938 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 319DEG 21KT 3938 7582 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RCM
364 
WWUS51 KLWX 042106
SVSLWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
506 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

MDC015-042116-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210604T2130Z/
Cecil MD-
506 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3938 7582 3937 7585 3937 7587 3941 7587
      3943 7585 3943 7577 3938 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 320DEG 21KT 3934 7578 

$$

RCM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 4, 1:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
159 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
A trough of low pressure will push east of the area tonight.
Strong Bermuda high pressure off the southeast coast will
dominate the weather for this weekend through the middle of next
week, bringing warm and moist air, and chances for showers and
storms each afternoon.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Strong to severe thunderstorms currently extend along a line
from Charles County, MD down through Albemarle County, VA.
CAPE values in the 1000-2000 J/kg range, and effective shear in
the 40 knot range have allowed for a pretty substantial damaging
wind threat with any of these cells, particularly as they move
into southern MD. This will be a quick moving threat however,
with storms likely out of our region by at least early evening.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch goes until 9 PM this evening, but
could see us lifting that earlier, as storms move to our
southeast.

Any showers and storms should depart by early evening with
mostly clear skies prevailing overnight. A few patches of fog
could form in the western valleys. Temperatures and humidity
will be a touch lower behind the trough, with lows ranging from
the mid 50s to mid 60s.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
Bermuda high pressure will control the weather this weekend,
bringing with it a warm and moist airmass back into the region.
With high temperatures into the low 90s and dew points into the
low to mid 60s, could see some isolated thunderstorms as well.
Think these would be relegated to the higher elevations west of
the Blue Ridge, aided by the terrain circulations during the
afternoon/early evening. Don't expect anything severe, but can
never rule out a gusty thunderstorm or two. Low temperatures
each night this weekend only dip into the mid 60s to low 70s
(upper 50s to low 60s in the mountains).

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Bermuda high pressure will continue to dominate the weather
pattern through the long term period as well. Additionally, an
upper-level ridge builds into the northern Plains. A frontal
boundary is expected to stall somewhere to our north during the
week, with a few upper-level disturbance perhaps interacting
with that as they ride around the periphery of the ridge. This
will bring continued chances for showers and thunderstorms next
week mainly during peak heating periods. It looks like shear
will be limited which should limit the threat for any strong to
severe thunderstorms to form next week but there remains some
uncertainty especially on the location of the stalled front. The
main story for next week will be the potential multiple days of
90+ temperatures which combined with increase humidity may lead
to heat indexes in the 95 to 100 range.

&&

.AVIATION /17Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Thunderstorm threat has ended for all terminals except for CHO.
However, that should come to an end within the hour. Beyond
that, VFR conditions will return for the foreseeable future, as
high pressure takes control. Light southerly winds are expected
during this period. Could see showers and storms any day in the
forecast period, but are more likely into early next week.
Think any storms stay west of the Blue Ridge this weekend.

&&

.MARINE...
Strong to severe storms continue to push east this afternoon,
and will likely take a few hours to clear the waters. So, expect
SMWs for the middle/lower Bay and lower to middle tidal Potomac
through that period as those work their way through.

After the storms push through this evening, winds will shift to
the west in the wake of the passing upper trough. A brief gust
or two near SCA criteria could occur on the northern part of the
bay Saturday morning, but overall light winds are expected over
the weekend. However, as winds become southerly due to high
pressure offshore, channeled flow on the bay could approach SCA
levels Saturday and Sunday evenings, but looks most likely to
remain below criteria at this time.

Light winds out of the south to south west are expected over the
waters next week. SubSCA conditions are expected at this time.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
Light southerly winds will lead to elevate anomalies through the
early parts of this weekend. Some of our tidal sites will likely
reach action stage over the next few tidal cycles but minor flooding
is not expected at this time. Winds will become more southwesterly
this weekend which should push water away from our Chesapeake Bay
sites but may lead to elevated water levels on the Tidal
Potomac.

&&

.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...None.
MD...None.
VA...None.
WV...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CJL
NEAR TERM...CJL
SHORT TERM...CJL
LONG TERM...CJL
AVIATION...CJL
MARINE...CJL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...ADS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 1:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
108 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-
VAZ052>057-051715-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-
Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-
Southeast Harford-Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania-
King George-
108 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through
central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect this afternoon for
southern Maryland and the Fredericksburg area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508-
WVZ050>053-055-051715-
Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-
Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-
Hardy-
108 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West
Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western
Maryland.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect this afternoon for
Orange County in central Virginia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-051715-
Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-
Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
108 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front
counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland
County Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CJL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
259 PM EDT FRI JUN 04 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0254 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 W DRUM POINT          38.33N  76.47W
06/04/2021  M41 MPH          CALVERT            MD   MESONET

            A 36-KNOT (42 MPH) WIND GUST WAS MEASURED BY A MESONET
            AT THOMAS JOHNSON BRIDGE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX2104250

DH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
311 PM EDT FRI JUN 04 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0307 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 SE COBB ISLAND        38.24N  76.83W
06/04/2021  E39 MPH          ANZ537             MD   BUOY

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX2104251

DH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
320 PM EDT FRI JUN 04 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0233 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW BROOMES ISLAND    38.45N  76.56W
06/04/2021                   CALVERT            MD   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE BLEW DOWN ON MD-264 BROOMES ISLAND ROAD NEAR
            ROSS ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX2104252

DH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
334 PM EDT FRI JUN 04 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND PATUXENT RIVER NAS      38.28N  76.41W
06/04/2021  M40 MPH          ST. MARYS          MD   ASOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX2104253

DH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:53 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 04 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 3 E CALVERT CLIFFS      38.43N  76.39W
06/04/2021  M39 MPH          ANZ533             MD   BUOY

            A BUOY NEAR COVE POINT GUSTED TO 34 KNOTS (39 MPH)
            BETWEEN 300PM AND 306PM.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX2104254

DH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 4:31 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
431 PM EDT FRI JUN 04 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND PINEY POINT; MD         38.13N  76.53W
06/04/2021  M49 MPH          ANZ537             MD   NOS-PORTS

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX2104255

DH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 9:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXBaltimore, Harford113 min
Jun 4, 12:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXPrince George's39 min
Jun 4, 12:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCharles, Prince George's55 min
Jun 4, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCalvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's39 min
Jun 4, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCalvert, Charles, Saint Mary's43 min
Jun 4, 2:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCalvert, Charles, Saint Mary's40 min
Jun 4, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXSaint Mary's41 min
Jun 4, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXSaint Mary's51 min

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.