Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 28, 2006

Name: Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 28, 2006
Start: 2006-07-28T15:30
End: 2006-07-28T16:40
Location: Maryland

July 28, 2006 · NWS AKQ · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 28, 2:14 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 2:14 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
314 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
A BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW HAS ALLOWED SKIES TO CLEAR UP THIS
AFTERNOON AND BREEZY WINDS. HOWEVER...TROF AXIS FROM NW...WHICH
HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BACK IN THE MIDWEST...IS CURRENTLY SETTLING
OVER OUR REGION. INTERESTING FORECAST SHAPING UP FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. BROAD LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PROPAGATING FROM W TO
E JUST N OF VA. SPC HAS ISSUED WATCH FOR OUR MARYLAND COUNTIES SINCE
TRAILING EDGE OF LINE COULD REACH DOWN INTO THIS AREA. BELIEVE MOST OF
THIS IS SYNOPTICALLY ENHANCED BY AFOREMENTIONED FRONT. HOWEVER...THE
THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS IS TO OUR S AND E. WHEN TROF AXIS IS
FULLY SETTLED OVER OUR SE CWA BELIEVE THIS INTERACTION WILL KICK OFF
A BETTERE CHC FOR SCATTERED TSTORMS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SATURDAY AS AXIS DISSIPATES OVER US EXPECT LOWER TEMPS (IN THE UPPER
80S)...BUT HIGHER DW PTS SO WE WONT FEEL ANY RELIEF FROM HEAT. SL
CHC TO LOW CHC OF POPS FOR THE WEEKEND. WRF AND GFS KEYING ON
SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHC FOR -TSRA IN SOUTH. RIDGE FROM PLAINS BEGINS TO
BUILD OVER REGION SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORN. THIS WILL BE THE
DOMINANT FEATURE RIGHT ON THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPS AND DW PTS TO RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MEXMOS ALREADY REPORTING MAX TEMPS OF
99/100 FOR TUE AND WED.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR ALL TAF SITES ATTM. OUTSIDE OF CNVTV ACTIVITY...XPC VFR CONDS TO
PREVAIL NEXT 24 HOURS. COULD BE SOME MVFR IN HZ TOMORROW...AS WELL
AS IFR IN FOG AT KSBY TNGT. WINDS XPCD TO BE WEAKER TNGT ON
DELMARVA...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR FOG TO DVLP TNGT.

&&

.MARINE...
NO FLAGS ATTMS...ALTHO WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 KTS NEXT 12-18 HOURS
ON THE BAY. WINDS DIMINISH AFTER TNGT...WITH NO FLAGS XPCD THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SHOULD IN GENERAL BE GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS FROM A
WIND PERSPECTIVE THROUGH SUNDAY. HWVR...MARINERS WILL NEED TO BE
ALERT FOR TSTM ACTIVITY THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&

SHORT/LONG TERM...33
AVIATION/MARINE...SAMMLER

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 5:24 AM EST, 10 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
624 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-658-
MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-281030-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND TO CHINCOTEAGUE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO NC-VA BORDER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC-VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT OUT 20 NM-
ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA-
CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC-
CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-
ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA-
GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD-
ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-
LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA-
MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-
NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-
POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA-
SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-
VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD-
YORK VA-
624 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY...
HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 99 AND 104 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN...ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED FROM MONDAY
THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. HEAT INDICES UP TO 110 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

FORECASTER ID
25

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND
STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING
(LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 1:18 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
218 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

VAZ067-068-080-281915-
AMELIA VA-DINWIDDIE VA-NOTTOWAY VA-
218 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH NOTTOWAY COUNTY...

AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF CREWE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR NOTTOWAY AT 225 PM EDT...
BLACKSTONE AT 230 PM EDT...DOMINY CORNER AT 235 PM EDT...PATTERSONS
STORE AT 240 PM EDT...NORTH WELLVILLE AT 245 PM EDT...EARLS AT 250 PM
EDT.

IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR
AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
321 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

MDZ021-282015-
DORCHESTER MD-
321 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD DORCHESTER COUNTY...

AT 319 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 35 MILES WEST OF CAMBRIDGE...OR
ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF LEONARDTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR TAYLORS ISLAND AT 345 PM...MADISON AND
WOOLFORD AT 355 PM...LLOYDS AND CHURCH CREEK AT 400 PM...CAMBRIDGE
AT 405 PM...SECRETARY AND EAST NEW MARKET AT 415 PM.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY
RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO
A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

SAMMLER

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
327 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

VAZ048-049-282030-
FLUVANNA VA-LOUISA VA-
327 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN FLUVANNA AND LOUISA
COUNTIES...

AT 327 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES WEST OF LOUISA...OR ABOUT 16 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PALMYRA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR WALDROP AT 350 PM EDT...BOSWELLS TAVERN AT
355 PM EDT...GREEN SPRINGS AT 400 PM EDT...TREVILIANS AT 405 PM
EDT...LOUISA...AND...VAWTER CORNER AT 410 PM EDT.

IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR
AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...LIGHTNING AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:26 PM EST, 4 minutes before

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The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When: July 28, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Worcester County, 2 mi NW of Beaver Dam
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.050, -75.583

Trees down on Rockcastle Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wicomico

When: July 28, 4:03 PM EST
Where: Wicomico County, Parsonburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.383, -75.467

Trees down and blocking Parsonsburg Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When: July 28, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Worcester County, Pocomoke City
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.067, -75.567

Several trees down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maryland in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Maryland, July 2006

Sources

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5522769, 5522768, 5522770.