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Small Craft Advisory 172, NWS Baltimore/Washington

August 28, 2021

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this small craft advisory at Aug 28, 2021, 9:44 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 28, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 28, 2021, 9:44 AM EDT (13:44 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 28, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 28, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Aug 28, 4:00 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 4:00 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 5:19 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
519 AM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-
VAZ052>057-290930-
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-
519 AM EDT Sat Aug 28 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...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon
and evening hours Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday.

Isolated instances of flash flooding are possible Sunday through
Tuesday, and scattered instances of flash flooding are possible
Wednesday.

.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>053-055-290930-
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-
519 AM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds along with
isolated instances of flash flooding are possible this afternoon
and evening. The greatest risk is across the Shenandoah Valley and
central Virginia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon
and evening hours Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday.

Isolated instances of flash flooding are possible Sunday through
Tuesday, and scattered instances of flash flooding are possible
Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-290930-
Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-
Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
519 AM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds along with
isolated instances of flash flooding are possible this afternoon
and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon
and evening hours Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday.

Isolated instances of flash flooding are possible Sunday through
Tuesday, and scattered instances of flash flooding are possible
Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX80 min
Aug 27, 9:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXPrince William, Stafford40 min
Aug 27, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX98 min
Aug 27, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX85 min
Aug 27, 10:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXKing George, Prince William, Stafford52 min
Aug 27, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX88 min
Aug 27, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX53 min
Aug 27, 11:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX41 min
Aug 27, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX43 min
Aug 28, 12:34 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX17 min
Aug 28, 3:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchLWXGreene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Warren7 hr
Aug 28, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFrederick25 min
Aug 28, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke41 min
Aug 28, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXHighland22 min
Aug 28, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXWarren35 min
Aug 28, 5:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXWarren3 hr
Aug 28, 6:03 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRappahannock2 hr
Aug 28, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXRappahannock34 min
Aug 28, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXFauquier, Rappahannock113 min
Aug 28, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAugusta33 min
Aug 28, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park33 min
Aug 28, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Madison38 min
Aug 28, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFauquier, Prince William, Stafford43 min
Aug 28, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax, Loudoun42 min
Aug 28, 7:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXRockingham3 hr
Aug 28, 7:32 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXShenandoah3 hr
Aug 28, 7:33 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXRockingham, Shenandoah3 hr
Aug 28, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXRockingham, City of Harrisonburg3 hr
Aug 28, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford53 min
Aug 28, 7:42 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRockingham104 min
Aug 28, 7:43 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRockingham, Shenandoah103 min
Aug 28, 7:44 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRockingham, City of Harrisonburg103 min
Aug 28, 7:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg44 min
Aug 28, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCulpeper, Madison, Rappahannock3 hr
Aug 28, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXWashington40 min
Aug 28, 4:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAllegany3 hr
Aug 28, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXBerkeley, Jefferson49 min
Aug 28, 5:27 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXBerkeley, Jefferson3 hr
Aug 28, 6:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXGrant3 hr
Aug 28, 6:32 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXGrant3 hr
Aug 28, 6:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXHardy3 hr
Aug 28, 7:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXGrant, Hardy3 hr

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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.