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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 27, 2022Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, City of Baltimore, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2022, 1:01 PM EDT for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, City of Baltimore, Maryland. It was in force for 14 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2022, 1:01 PM EDT (17:01 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2022, 1:15 PM EDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 27, 6:24 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 26, 3:11 PM EDT, 21 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:11 PM EDT, 21 hours 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:27 PM EDT, 21 hours 34 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 4:07 AM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more	19 hr
May 27, 7:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro	66 min
May 27, 9:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Nelson	6 hr
May 27, 9:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville	39 min
May 27, 10:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Orange, Spotsylvania	49 min
May 27, 11:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	28 min
May 27, 11:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren	25 min
May 27, 11:10 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		95 min
May 27, 11:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	45 min
May 27, 11:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford	47 min
May 27, 11:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	43 min
May 27, 11:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fairfax	6 min
May 27, 12:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		55 min
May 27, 12:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		47 min
May 27, 12:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		80 min
May 27, 12:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington	46 min
May 27, 12:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		118 min
May 27, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		96 min
May 27, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Nelson, City of Waynesboro	39 min
May 27, 6:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Nelson	34 min
May 27, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, City of Charlottesville	51 min
May 27, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		86 min
May 27, 7:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LWX	Albemarle	60 min
May 27, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	42 min
May 27, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	52 min
May 27, 7:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	King George	33 min
May 27, 11:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery	46 min
May 27, 12:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Charles, Saint Mary's	50 min
May 27, 12:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Howard, Montgomery	14 min
May 27, 12:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Carroll	18 min
May 27, 12:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's	48 min
May 27, 12:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Howard, Montgomery	16 min
May 27, 12:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Howard, Montgomery	25 min
May 27, 12:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll	39 min
May 27, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Calvert, Saint Mary's	45 min
May 27, 1:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Harford	45 min
May 27, 1:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Harford	16 min
May 27, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Cecil	46 min
May 27, 7:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Charles	39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.