A strong cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic states June 10th afternoon and evening. Cooler and drier air behind the front clashed with very warm and moist air ahead of it, resulting in scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms.
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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.
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic states June 10th afternoon and evening. Cooler and drier air behind the front clashed with very warm and moist air ahead of it, resulting in scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms. Storms that became severe brought down trees and power lines across the state of Maryland. Frostburg in Allegany County recorded a 65 mph wind gust. Golf ball-sized hail was reported further east in Baltimore County, in Timonium.
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 10, 2:36 PM EST, 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
336 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT IN EASTERN OHIO WILL MOVE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC THIS
EVENING. THIS...COMBINED WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL IGNITE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL
REACH THE BAY BY MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER FRONT MAY IMPACT THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/...
THE INGREDIENTS ARE IN PLACE - THE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...WRNGS
NOW BEING ISSUED. XPCT THIS TO CONT FOR MUCH OF THE EVE. FEELING
IS STORMS WL BE GOING FM 10 TO 50+ DBZ IN THE COURSE OF A FEW RDR
VOL SCANS. MAIN THREATS WL BE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. PRESENTLY
SEEING 50 DBZ TO 40 K FT ON CELL W OF WINCHESTER. MRNG SVR
CHECKLIST SHOWED -20 DEG LN ARND 25 KFT. OBVIOUSLY CELLS THAT DO
FIRE WL HV ABILITY TO CLIMB WELL ABV THAT. JUST RCVD A REPORT OF
.75-1.0 HAIL W/ THE WINC CELL. BELIEF IS CELLS WL BE MORE ISOLD
THAN THE OUTBREAK OF LAST WEEK...AND NOT MOVG AS RAPIDLY...BUT W/
THIS MUCH THETA-E AVBL STORMS WL HV PTNL TO BECOME SVR FOR THE
NEXT 6 HRS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY/...
M SUN. TEMPS CLIMBING TO THE U80S..BUT DWPTS IN L60S/U50S WL BE
WELCOME AFTR THIS LATE SPRING HEAT AND HUMIDITY BLAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SURFACE HIGH OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY SEASONABLE
CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THIS HIGH MOVES OFF THE COAST...A
RETURN OF MORE HUMID CONDITIONS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL BRING A
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/T-STORMS SATURDAY...THEN COOLER AND LESS HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
FROM CANADA EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR CONDS OUTSIDE OF TSTMS. TSTMS MAY IMPACT ALL AIRPORTS THRU AT
LEAST 00Z. NOT MOVG AS RAPIDLY AS THE MAJOR OUTBREAK OF LAST WK.
STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS THO.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/T-STORMS
SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
&&
.MARINE...
TSTMS COULD BE A PROBLEM THIS EVE. WIND GUSTS INXS OF 50 KT PSBL.
AFTR FRONT MOVES OFF CST WINDS SHOULD INCRS TO SCA LVLS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY CHANNEL UP THE BAY FRIDAY BRINGING WIND SPEEDS
CLOSE TO SCA CRITERIA...BUT A BETTER CHANCE FOR SCA WINDS SPEEDS
WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR DCZ001.
MD...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MDZ003>007-
009>011-013-014-016>018.
VA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ025>031-
036>042-050>057.
WV...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ051>053.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ530>537.
&&
PRODUCTS...WOODY/LASORSAHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 315 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 111000- 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-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS- CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- 315 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO WCNLWX /WWUS61 FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THEY WILL WORK THEIR WAY TOWARDS THE CITIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO WBCNPWLWX /WWUS71/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES ACROSS THE MARINE WATERS INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE WARRANTED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WATERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ON SATURDAY. SEVERE STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVIATED. ANY REPORTS OF THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-111000- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON- HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- 315 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM. PLEASE REFER TO WCNLWX /WWUS61 FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THEY WILL WORK THEIR WAY TOWARDS THE CITIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA EXCEPT FOR THE ALLEGHENY AND POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. PLEASE REFER TO WBCNPWLWX /WWUS71/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ON SATURDAY. SEVERE STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. ANY REPORTS OF THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 254 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 VAZ027-028-WVZ050-055-101945- SHENANDOAH VA-HARDY WV-HAMPSHIRE WV-FREDERICK VA- 254 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT SHENANDOAH...HARDY...HAMPSHIRE AND FREDERICK COUNTIES... AT 254 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF WARDENSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 29 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF STEPHENS CITY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 305 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ACTIVATED THE SKYWARN NETWORK DUE TO EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 10 PM. THE PRIMARY NET FREQUENCY IS 147.3 ZERO ZERO MEGA HERTZ. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LASORSA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
332 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM HAIL WILDE ACRES 39.15N 78.40W
06/10/2008 M1.00 INCH FREDERICK VA NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
KLEINSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 337 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 VAZ031-WVZ052-053-102000- CLARKE VA-JEFFERSON WV-BERKELEY WV- 337 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT CLARKE...JEFFERSON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES... AT 337 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF WADESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN CLARKE...JEFFERSON...AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. THE COMMUNITIES OF MIDDLEWAY...RIDGEWAY...BERRYVILLE... INWOOD...RANSON AND CHARLES TOWN WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. STRONG/NWL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
339 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL 1 W WINCHESTER 39.17N 78.19W
06/10/2008 E0.75 INCH CITY OF WINCHESTER VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KLEINSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 VAZ037>040-050-051-102030- ORANGE VA-GREENE VA-MADISON VA-CULPEPER VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA- ALBEMARLE VA- 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT ORANGE...GREENE...MADISON... CULPEPER...RAPPAHANNOCK AND ALBEMARLE COUNTIES... AT 351 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AMICUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF MADISON...PRATTS...WOLFTOWN...STANARDSVILLE... NEWTOWN...WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. NWL/STRONG
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.
27 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter as well as local newspapers reported trees and power lines down in the Frostburg area.
A local newspaper reported trees and wired down in Clarysville.
Allegany County Emergency Management reported approximately 30 trees down in the Mount Savage area. Numerous power lines were also downed and one shed collapsed.
An automated observation at Frostburg State University measured a wind gust of 65 MPH.
A trained spotter reported several trees down near the train station at Point of Rocks. One tree fell on a train.
A trained spotter reported nickel-sized hail in Mount Airy.
A local newspaper reported multiple trees down along Klee Mill Road between Routes 32 and 26.
Carroll County Emergency Management and law enforcement reported 100 trees down, with several on houses on Christy Drive.
A local newspaper reported Madonna Road closed with downed trees and power lines.
Carroll County Emergency Management reported trees through houses on Ridgemont Drive and in the Finksburg area.
Around 20 trees were downed southwest of Upperco.
Several small trees and large metal stands were blown over at Meadowood Regional Park.
A trained spotter reported numerous trees and power lines down and blocking portions of White Hall Road.
Baltimore County Emergency Management reported multiple trees and power lines down in northern portions of the county.
A trained spotter reported trees down 5 miles west of Route 83.
Baltimore County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a house on Carrbridge Court.
Baltimore County Emergency Management reported a home severely damaged in Lutherville. It was declared unsafe for living with a large tree through the roof that was pushing the side walls out.
A local newspaper reported a tree fell on a car at the intersection of Dulaney Valley Road and Loch Raven Drive, trapping the driver in the car for 15 minutes.
A trained spotter reported a tree and power pole down at the intersection of Putnam Road and Route 165.
A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in Lutherville.
A trained spotter reported trees down on houses and business sign damage along York Road. There were also trees on several homes on Belfast Road.
Baltimore County Emergency Management reported penny-sized hail in Hunt Valley.
A trained spotter reported golf ball-sized hail in Timonium. Minor siding damage was reported on Belfast Road.
A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail near Putnam Road and Route 165.
Baltimore County Emergency Management reported trees down on homes in Cockeysville.
Baltimore County Emergency Management reported several windows broken due to nickel-sized hail.
A trained spotter reported penny-sized hail in Long Green.
A trained spotter reported multiple trees down in the Forest Hill area.
A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail near Friends Park.
A trained spotter, as well as local newspapers, reported several funnel clouds in Fallston.
Frederick County Emergency Management reported trees uprooted and flattened north of Urbana. A local newspaper reported dozens of trees down on Ball Road.
A local newspaper reported penny-sized hail on Ball Road.
A local newspaper reported a lightning-sparked basement fire on Kemptown Court in New Market.
A local newspaper reported trees down in Silver Spring.
A trained spotter reported penny-sized hail north of Bethesda.
A local newspaper reported a line down on Brookville Avenue west of Georgia Avenue.
Howard County 911 Center reported trees down in Columbia.
A trained spotter reported a downed tree on a house and car near the intersection of 40th Avenue and Livingston Street in Hyattsville.
A trained spotter reported downed trees blocking roadways in Greenbelt.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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