Alert archive / Maryland / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2021, 4:51 PM EDT for Baltimore County, Harford County, Maryland. It was in force for 9 min. 5 reports 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 3, 2021, 4:51 PM EDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Baltimore County, MD, Harford County, MD
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 4:51 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Long Green, MD | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO IN JACKSONVILLE, MD, ON THURSDAY JUNE 3, 2021. TIME 451-455 PM EDT, ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS 95 MPH, PATH LENGTH 2.0 MILES, MAXIMUM WIDTH 120 YARDS. |
| Jun 3, 4:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Long Green, MD | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SWEET AIR ROAD AND MANOR ROAD |
| Jun 3, 4:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Long Green, MD | CONCENTRATION OF TREE DAMAGE ALONG OVERSHOT COURT. COUNTY 911 ESTIMATES DOZENS OF TREES DAMAGED. |
| Jun 3, 5:01 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Long Green, MD | TREE DOWN NEAR RT 145 AND GREENE RD |
| Jun 3, 5:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Long Green, MD | POWERLINE WIRES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KINCAID ROAD AND MANOR ROAD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
247
WFUS51 KLWX 032051
TORLWX
MDC005-025-032100-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0012.210603T2051Z-210603T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
451 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Harford County in northern Maryland...
Northeastern Baltimore County in northern Maryland...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 451 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cockeysville, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown,
flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur.
Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is
likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Bel Air North, Fallston and Jarrettsville around 500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Jacksonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3949 7656 3952 7658 3960 7646 3954 7641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 240DEG 27KT 3952 7655
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
CJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, City of Baltimore | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, City of Baltimore | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 4:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 16 min |
| Jun 3, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Cecil, Harford | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Howard, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 5:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Cecil, Harford | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 6:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Cecil | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Harford | 10 min |
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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.