Isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
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 Jun 30, 1:18 PM EST, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 218 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... ENHANCED WV IMGRY SHOWS STRONG SHRTWV MVG SOUTHEASTWARD OVER ERN OH/CNTRL KY EARLY THS AFTN. THIS WILL PUSH A MID TO UPR LVL JET CORE INTO THE THE MID ATL RGN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVE. SCT SHRA/TSRAS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE CWA AS CONVECTIVE TEMPS WILL BE MET LATER THIS AFTN (85-90 MAX TEMPS). GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE EARLY THIS AFTN IS AIDING TO INCREASED INSTABILITY. ANTICIPATING SCATTERED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS TO DVLP DURING THE PEAK HEATING PORTIONS OF THE DAY. MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AS LOW WET BULBS AROUND 10-11K FT DVLP AS DECENT STRONG COLD COLD POOL ALOFT MOVE IN OVERHEAD. STRONG GUSTY TO DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR A SLGHT CHC OF SHRA TO CONTINUE INTO PORTIONS OF THE OVRNT HRS...MAINLY FAR SE CWA. OVERALL...MOST AREAS WILL SEE DRY CONDITIONS. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... SECONDARY H85-70 TROF PUSHES INTO THE RGN FROM THE EAST ON TUE. THIS MAY SPARK SCT AFTN/EARLY EVE SHRA AND POSSIBLY EVEN A FEW TSRA (ESP NE THIRD CWA) AS MAIN AXIS OF COLD POOL ALOFT MOVES OVERHD. OVERALL SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MSTLY SUNNY WITH PLEASNT TEMPS...HIGHS MAINLY IN LWR TO MID 80S (SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL FOR A CHANGE). HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EAST COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS PLEASNT CONDS PREVAIL WITH HIGHS MAINLY MID/UPPER 80S ALONG WITH FAIRLY LOW HUMIDITY. SRLY FLOW DVLPS ON THU ON THE BACKSIDE OF BERMUDA HIGH. HUMIDITY STARTS TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN BUT DRY CONDITIONS WILL STILL PREVAIL. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... MODELS CONT TO SHOW STRONG BERMUDA RIDGE HOLDING NRLY STNRY OFF THE SE COAST. BKDR TYPE BNDRY PROGGED SLIDE S ACROSS NRN MID ATLNTC RGN THIS WKEND...BUT AT A SLOWER SPEED WITH EACH MODEL RUN. THUS...TOOK OUT POPS FRI MOST AREAS XCPT FOR NRN ONE THIRD OF THE FA AS BNDRY APPRCHS FROM THE N. QUESTION AS TO JUST HOW FAR S THIS BNDRY GETS WILL ONCE AGAIN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE GET PCPN. ECMWF NOW A BIT DRIER WITH ITS SOLN AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS BNDRY S ACROSS FA SAT AND SUN. GFS CONTS TO SHOW A WEAK WAVE ALONG THE BNDRY ENHANCING PCPN CHCS. WILL SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE AND LEAN TOWARD HPC GRIDS WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AT LEAST A WEAK TROF ACROSS THE RGN SAT THRU MON RESULTING IN LOW CHC POPS. TMPS NR NRML. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... BIGGEST ISSUE NEXT 6-12 HOURS IS SHWR/TSTM ACTVITY. WHILE IT WILL BE DRY MOST OF THE TIME AT TERMINALS...ALL TERMINALS THREATENED BY CONVECTION THROUGH AT LEAST 03Z. KECG CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY...AND KRIC SHOULD BEGIN GETTING INTO THE ACT BEFORE 20Z. DO NOT EXPECT SHWRS/TSTMS TO REACH KSBY/KORF/KPHF UNTIL 20Z OR AFTER. OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS NEXT 24 HOURS MOST TERMINALS...ALTHO HAVE FCST IFR IN FOG AT KSBY...AND MVFR IN FOG AT KRIC. ALTHO ISOLD SHWR/TSTM PSBL LATE TUESDAY...MAINLY EASTERN TERMINALS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANOTHER SHRTWV TROF...SHOULD BE DRY FROM 12Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH VFR FLYING CONDITIONS. && .MARINE... NO FLAGS XPCTD IN SHORT TERM DESPITE WEAK FRONT APPRCHG. FRNTL BNDRY PROGGED TO WASH OUT AS IT APPRCHS THE MARINE AREA TONIGHT & TUES. THIS POSN RESULTS IN WNDS BCMG W AND PSBLY NW FOR A FEW HRS TONITE BUT REMAIN AOB 15 KTS. BERMUDA RIDGE BECOMES DOMINATE ONCE AGAIN TUE THRU FRI WITH S-SW WNDS XPCTD AT SPEEDS BLO 20 KTS. ANTHR FRNT APPRCHS FROM THE N BY THE WKEND...BUT CONFIDENCE RTHR LOW AS TO WHETHER IT ACTUALLY MAKES IT THIS FAR S. && .FIRE WEATHER... LATEST HYSPLIT CONTINUING TO SHOW SMOKE PLUMES AFFECTING CHESAPEAKE/NORFOLK/VA BCH TODAY & TONIGHT. MAY SEE THE PLUME SHIFT INTO NC LATE TUE INTO WED. (HAVE THIS MENTIONED IN HWO). && .CLIMATE... HOT FINISH FOR JUNE CONTINUES. THROUGH THE 29TH...RIC AVG TEMP IS 78.9 F...AND ORF IS 79.2 F. BASED ON CURRENT FCST FOR TODAY APPEARS AS IF 2008 WILL RANK AS EITHER 2ND OR 3RD WARMEST ALL TIME FOR RICHMOND AND PROBABLY 3RD WARMEST ALL TIME AT NORFOLK. 5 HOTTEST JUNES (AVG TEMPERATURE) RANK........RICHMOND...........NORFOLK......... 1........79.2 F (1943)... 1...80.1 F (1943) 2.....***78.9 F (2008)*** 2...79.5 F (1994) 3........78.8 F (1895)... 3***79.2 F (2008)*** 4........78.4 F (1892)... 4...78.8 F (1934) 5........78.1 F (1890)... 5...78.5 F (1952) OTHER NOTABLE POSSIBILITIES... .RICHMOND... ***AVG HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH...91.5 F THROUGH THE 29TH...WILL BE HIGHEST ALL TIME (90.0 F IN 1984 IS CURRENT RECORD). ***IF TODAY (30TH) HITS 90F (OR HIGHER)...THEN THERE WILL BE 20 DAYS OF 90+ THIS JUNE (WHICH WOULD TIE 1943 FOR THE MOST). FCST IS FOR THIS TO FALL JUST SHORT AS PREDICTED HIGH TEMP TODAY IS IN UPR 80S (BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE). .NORFOLK... ***AVG HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH...89.2 F THROUGH THE 29TH...WILL BE WARMEST ALL TIME (88.8 F IN 1943 IS CURRENTLY THE HIGHEST). && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CCW NEAR TERM...CCW SHORT TERM...CCW/LKB LONG TERM...MPR AVIATION...WRS MARINE...MPR FIRE WEATHER...AKQ CLIMATE...AKQ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1247 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102- VAZ048-049-060>094-096-099-100-011700- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA- PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER- MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK- SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-SUFFOLK-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 1247 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ095-097-098-011700- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1247 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 526 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 VAZ066-302230- LUNENBURG VA- 526 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO LUNENBURG COUNTY... AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF VICTORIA...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF KEYSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 23 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PLEASANT GROVE AT 535 PM EDT...ARVINS STORE AT 540 PM EDT...LUNENBURG AT 545 PM EDT...NUTBUSH AT 550 PM EDT...VICTORIA AT 555 PM EDT...RUBERMOUNT AT 600 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 549 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 MDZ021>023-302300- DORCHESTER MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD- 549 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AT 549 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SMALL COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ORIENTED FROM 32 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE TO 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE...OR FROM LEXINGTON PARK TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALLAO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HOOPERSVILLE AROUND 630 PM EDT... TAYLORS ISLAND AROUND 640 PM EDT... ANDREWS AROUND 645 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 05
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 651 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 MDZ021>024-010000- DORCHESTER MD-INLAND WORCESTER MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD- 651 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SMALL COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ORIENTED FROM CAMBRIDGE TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PRINCESS ANNE...OR FROM CAMBRIDGE TO 11 MILES NORTH OF CRISFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 23 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HURLOCK AROUND 715 PM EDT... PRINCESS ANNE AROUND 720 PM EDT... FRUITLAND AROUND 730 PM EDT... SALISBURY AROUND 740 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 05
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 708 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 VAZ048-061-010015- CUMBERLAND VA-FLUVANNA VA- 708 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT... AT 708 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 27 MILES WEST OF FORK UNION TO 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CUMBERLAND...OR FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BENT CREEK TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF APPOMATTOX...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CUMBERLAND AROUND 755 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 729 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 VAZ060-061-066>068-010030- AMELIA VA-CUMBERLAND VA-LUNENBURG VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 729 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARDS EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT... AT 729 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NARROW LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ORIENTED FROM 15 MILES WEST OF HAMPDEN SYDNEY TO 31 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMPDEN SYDNEY...OR FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF RED HOUSE TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLOVER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HAMPDEN SYDNEY AROUND 750 PM EDT... FARMVILLE AROUND 755 PM EDT... VICTORIA AROUND 815 PM EDT... KENBRIDGE AROUND 825 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. 05
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 747 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 NCZ015>017-102-010030- CAMDEN NC-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-PASQUOTANK NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- 747 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ... AT 747 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRANDY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR AYDLETT AT 755 PM EDT...COROLLA AT 800 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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.
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree was downed at the intersection of Whitesburg Road and Oak Hall Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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