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Tornado Watch 276
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at May 27, 2022, 6:24 AM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2022, 6:24 AM EDT (10:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 1 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 123 counties
Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Frederick County, MD, Howard County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Washington County, MD, Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Albemarle County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greene County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Henry County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Madison County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Nelson County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Warren County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Morgan County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:28 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 SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 50%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 20%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 50%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 20%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 10%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 10%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 60%
Warnings issued inside it
53 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 6:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 18 min |
| May 27, 6:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 36 min |
| May 27, 6:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 30 min |
| May 27, 6:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly | 63 min |
| May 27, 6:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford | 62 min |
| May 27, 6:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes | 42 min |
| May 27, 6:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford | 37 min |
| May 27, 7:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 25 min |
| May 27, 7:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 24 min |
| May 27, 7:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond | 56 min |
| May 27, 7:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 39 min |
| May 27, 7:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph | 59 min |
| May 27, 7:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 66 min |
| May 27, 8:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 47 min |
| May 27, 8:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange, Person | 54 min |
| May 27, 8:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Montgomery, Moore and 2 more | 61 min |
| May 27, 8:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Person | 32 min |
| May 27, 8:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell | 42 min |
| May 27, 9:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte | 45 min |
| May 27, 9:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 39 min |
| May 27, 9:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 51 min |
| May 27, 9:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| May 27, 9:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Lee and 5 more | 55 min |
| May 27, 9:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 38 min |
| May 27, 9:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 2 hr |
| May 27, 10:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston and 3 more | 65 min |
| May 27, 10:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland | 20 min |
| May 27, 10:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Vance, Wake and 1 more | 64 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, 11:30 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 | Charles, Prince George's | 47 min |
| May 27, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery, Prince George's | 43 min |
| May 27, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 1 more | 40 min |
| May 27, 11:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 6 min |
| May 27, 11:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery | 46 min |
| May 27, 12:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Halifax | 11 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, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 43 min |
| May 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Carroll | 18 min |
| May 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent and 1 more | 51 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 | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and 1 more | 46 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, 1:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, City of Baltimore | 14 min |
| May 27, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Harford | 45 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles, Prince George's | 2 hr |
| May 27, 10:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick and 5 more | 91 min |
| May 27, 11:50 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 4 hr |
| May 27, 11:55 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Cecil | 95 min |
| May 27, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 5 hr |
| May 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 4 hr |
| May 27, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 83 min |
| May 26, 8:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth and 8 more | 118 min |
| May 27, 5:00 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Gaston, Guilford and 11 more | 2 hr |
| May 27, 6:01 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Guilford and 6 more | 119 min |
| May 27, 10:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Currituck and 14 more | 91 min |
| May 27, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bladen, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham and 20 more | 84 min |
| May 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry | 97 min |
| May 27, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Bladen, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland and 24 more | 2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.