Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms became severe, causing damaging winds and large hail.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms became severe, causing damaging winds and large hail.
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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 22, 8:45 PM EST, 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 945 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006 .UPDATE... WATER VAPOR SHOWS A RIDGE DOMINATING THE SOUTHEAST CONUS...WITH A TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN CANADA. WAVES ARE RIDING NORTHEAST WITHIN THE MEAN FLOW FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. ACARS 400-250MB WIND OBSERVATIONS REVEAL A WESTERLY 100-120KT JET FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST EAST ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. 19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE APPALACHIANS. A 1016MB CYCLONE NEAR SAINT LOUIS IS RIDING ON A COLD FRONT WHICH STRETCHED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MCV WHICH INITIATION LATE AFTERNOON OHIO VALLEY CONVECTIVE COMPLEX IS MOVING EAST ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING...WITH LINE OF CELLULAR STORMS ALONG THE GUST FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS. THUS...MOST VIGOROUS ACTIVITY COINCIDENT WITH THE MCV SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. 00Z KIAD RAOB INDICATES ABOUT 800 J/KG OF ELEVATED CAPE FROM A 850MB PARCEL. THUS...NOT EXPECTED CONVECTION TO WANE TOO QUICKLY THIS EVENING. OUTFLOW BOUNDARY RUSHING SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MAY BE A SIGN THAT THE SYSTEM WILL GENERALLY DECAY DURING THE LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS HOWEVER. OTHERWISE...EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN IN THE 70S ACROSS MOST LOCALES. COULD SEE SOME LIGHT PATCHY FOG DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE LAST NIGHT...BUT NOT WARRANTED IN ZONE FORECAST AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF PACKAGE WAS BASED ON CONVECTION DECAYING ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR RADAR TRENDS AND UPDATE AS NEEDED. OTHERWISE...A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPED EARLY THIS EVENING ON THE LEE TROUGH IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...THESE SHOULD DISSIPATE WITH SUNSET. COULD SEE LIGHT AREAS OF FOG DEVELOP OVERNIGHT GIVEN MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE ATMOSPHERE...HOWEVER CONVECTIVE DEBRIS COULD LIMIT FOG DEVELOPMENT. EXPECTING WIDESPREAD CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NORTHERN TERMINALS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...INTENSIFYING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THE REGION. && .MARINE... BAY BREEZE BROKE DOWN EARLIER THAN THE DIURNAL CYCLE DUE TO INCREASE IN SYNOPTIC GRADIENT. EXPECTING SOUTHERLY WINDS TO FUNNEL UP THE BAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT (WINDS MAY REACH TO 15 KNOTS). WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THE LUNAR CYCLE IS WANING TO A NEW MOON ON SUNDAY. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...NONE. MD...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE...ROGOWSKI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 949 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021- 025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-231000- 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- 949 PM EDT THU JUN 22 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 NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE MID ATLANTIC ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING VERY LITTLE FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. AT THIS TIME...A PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA MAY RECEIVE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS TO DEVELOP. MONITOR LATER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS TO GET THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL FLOODING SITUATION. A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NECESSARY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. ROGOWSKI
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:22 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were downed in Gainesville.
A 100 year old tree fell and damaged a roof of a home in Nokesville.
Thunderstorms brought several trees and large limbs down across the city.
Numerous trees were downed across Burke, West Springfield, Centreville, and Clifton.
Trees were downed across Route 15 South.
Strong winds brought several trees down, blocking several roads in New Hope and Crimora.
Golf ball-sized hail was reported in New Hope.
Strong winds brought several trees down, which ended up damaging a deck, roof and gutters of a house as well as a nearby parked car.
Hail to the size of golfballs occurred.
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, June 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: 5515330, 5515381, 5515331, 5515332, 5515333, 5515380, 5515382, 5515334, 5515335.