3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 23, 2:13 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 313 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)... COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH AND TSRA ARE BEGINNING TO FIRE... SO WILL HAVE TO MAKE THIS QUICK. EXPECT MCLOUDY SKIES TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THEN AS THE HIGH SETTLES OVER NEW ENGLAND AND WEAK COLD AIR DAMMING DEVELOPS...EXPECT CLOUDINESS TO CONTINUE SATURDAY. TEMPS WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGS COOLER THAN TODAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER 70S FOR MOST. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW WILL VEER MORE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST. STILL FORESEE PLENTY OF CLOUDS...MAYBE EVEN A TOUCH OF DRIZZLE WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE MORNING. HOWEVER...HAVE LEFT FORECAST DRY ATTM WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILING. RETURN S/SW FLOW SETS UP SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. GFS AND NAM IMPLY THAT FROPA WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. PREFRONTAL TROUGH/VORT FEATURES AND MOISTURE WILL BRING A CHC OF TSTMS ON MONDAY...WITH CONTINUED CHC POPS MONDAY NIGHT WITH FROPA. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY FOR DRY CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH AM A LITTLE WORRIED THAT S/SW CWA MAY HAVE TO HAVE A SMALL POP LINGER INTO TUESDAY WITH FRONT CLOSE ENOUGH. A DECENT LOOKING UPPER TROUGH/COLD FRONT PAIR WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER CHC FOR TSTMS. THEN...BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH/FRONT...THE GFS SHOWS DECENT COLD ADVECTION...THE KIND THAT WOULD BRING A REAL TASTE OF AUTUMN FOR FRIDAY/SATURDAY. && .AVIATION... EXPECT DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WITH MVFR FOG AND CIGS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND MAINTAINING INTO SATURDAY. && .MARINE... WINDS OF 15 KT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ON THE BAY. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR SCA. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...NONE. MD...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE...STRONG LONG TERM...PELOQUIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1115 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2005 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021- 025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-241515- 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- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ALLEGANY-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-GRANT-MINERAL-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- PENDLETON-HARDY- 1115 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA... WASHINGTON DC AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2005 VAZ030-041-231930- FAUQUIER VA-WARREN VA- 300 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2005 AT 300 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINDEN... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF ADA... HUME... LINDEN... AND MARKHAM WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THROUGH 330 PM EDT AS IT HEADS OVER THE BLUE RIDGE INTO NORTHERN FAUQUIER COUNTY. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WITH THIS STORM. STRONG
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:22 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees down with unconfirmed damage to a house.
County officials reported powerlines downed.
Several trees were downed around Little Washington.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5474421, 5474422, 5474423.