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NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 2:39 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
339 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
ISOLATED STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVR ERN WV AND MORE HIT AND MISS
TSTMS COULD DEVELOP ABOUT ANYWHERE IN HOT UNSTABLE AIR MASS. CONCERN
IS MCS NOW OVER MI AND STORMS OVER ERN OH THAT COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT
WRN AREAS LATE THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. WILL HAVE A 30 POP FOR FAR
WRN AREAS. ANY ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY NOT MAKE IT EAST OF THE MTS.
TOMORROW...MORE OF THE SAME WITH HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AND THE
RISK OF AN ISOLD STORM OR TWO IN HOT UNSTABLE AIR MASS. HEAT INDICES
OF AROUND 100 DEGS EXPECTED.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
HAVE ISSUED EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR ALL BUT THE SOUTHWEST 4
COUNTIES. MASSIVE MID LVL HIGH PRES MOVING ACROSS THE MIDDLE
APPALACHIANS MON AND TUE...EXPECT A HEAT WAVE TO DVLP ACROSS THE
REGION. GFS MOS CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ITS CONSISTENCY WHILE ETA
MOS IS A BIT FLINTY. STILL THINK THERE COULD BE SOME BLOWOFF MID
AND HIGH CLOUDS OR EVEN INTERACTION WITH CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS
TUESDAY MORNING...BUT OTHERWISE THINK LARGE AREA OF SUBSIDENCE
OVERHD WILL QUELL ANY CONVECTION FOR OUR AREA. HIGH DEWPOINTS
STILL EXPECTED AND MAX HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 110 DEGS LIKELY
FOR MUCH OF THE CWA. THE DEEPER VALLEY AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HEAT WAVE. HISTORICALLY
SOME OF THE HOTTEST TEMPS...AROUND 110 DEGREES...HAVE OCCURRED IN
OUR DEEPER VALLEY CITIES SUCH AS THE CUMBERLAND MD AREA AND THE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY. LATER FORECASTS WILL NEED TO FINE TUNE THE
WATCH AREA WITH ADVISORIES AND/OR WARNING HEADLINES. ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO HEED THESE PRODUCTS SERIOUSLY AND PREPARE FOR THE
LIKELIHOOD OF A MAJOR HEAT WAVE TO IMPACT THE WASH-BALT REGION.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR 24 HRS.
&&
.MARINE...
NO FLAGS/WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR DCZ001 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM
THURSDAY.
MD...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018
FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY.
VA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR VAZ025>031-036>042-050>057 FROM NOON
TUESDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY.
WV...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR WVZ050>053-055 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6
PM THURSDAY.
MARINE...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR ANZ530>537 FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM
THURSDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...ROSA
LONG TERM...BROTHERTON
AVIATION...ROSAHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 353 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021- 025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-311000- 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- 353 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 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...TONIGHT ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH MOST STORMS SHOULD REMAIN WELL UNDER SEVERE CRITERIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN PLACED FOR MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FOR TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR A HEAT WAVE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY BRINGING A THREAT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. JB
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:42 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and powerlines downed from gusty winds due to a severe thunderstorm moving across the local area.
Trees and powerlines downed from gusty winds due to a severe thunderstorm moving across the local area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2006
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: 5519218, 5519219.