A warm and humid air mass helped to support the development of isolated to scattered thunderstorms on June 27th. A few thunderstorms became severe across north central Virginia during the afternoon.
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A warm and humid air mass helped to support the development of isolated to scattered thunderstorms on June 27th. A few thunderstorms became severe across north central Virginia during the afternoon. One inch diameter hail was reported in Thornburg.
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 27, 9:55 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1055 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A RETURN FLOW WILL BRING WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PASS THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/... S/W TROUGH OVR WRN PA LATE THIS MORNING WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS PA AND NRN MD THIS AFTERNOON AND SERVE AS A TRIGGER FOR SCT TSTMS. A LEE-SIDE TROF WILL ALSO AID IN TSTM DEVELOPMENT. SHORT-TERM GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SCT TSTMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CATOCTIN MTNS FROM HAGERSTOWN TO CHARLES TOWN AND TRY TO BUILD SWD AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE BAY BY 6PM. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE TSTMS LOOK TO BE FROM EAST OF HAGERSTOWN ACROSS NCNTRL MD TO THE NRN CHES BAY WHERE BEST MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IS FCST. WET MICROBURSTS THE MAIN THREAT GIVEN HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AND MODERATE INSTABILITY. && .SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/... CONVECTION LIKELY TO BE DONE BY 8 PM. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY THIS WEEKEND. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE FOR SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. A FRONT IS STILL ON TRACK FOR SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY. THE BIGGEST CHANGE FROM YESTERDAYS MODEL RUN IS THAT THE GFS HAS SPED UP THE EXIT OF THE FRONT. THE BOUNDARY LOOKS TO CLEAR THE CWFA EARLIER ON MONDAY...RATHER THAN LATE MONDAY/EARLY TUESDAY AS IN PREVIOUS RUNS. FORECAST CAPES ON SATURDAY HAVE REMAINED IN THE 1000 TO 2000 J/KG RANGE FOR SEVERAL MODELS RUNS. STILL NO DEFINITIVE TRIGGER FOR CONVECTION OTHER THAN SOME WEAK MID LEVEL FORCING AND THE NEARING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SUNDAY STILL LOOKS TO BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWFA. THE GFS IS PROGGING SOME HIGH CAPE VALUES (2000 J/JG). IN ADDITION...UPPER SUPPORT WILL BE PRESENT IN THE FORM OF A RRQ JET STREAK AND THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS. INCREASED SHEAR ALONG THE BOUNDARY IS ALSO LIKELY. HAVE ONLY MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO THE POPS IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. DONT BELIEVE THAT STORMS WILL TRULY BE DIURNAL IN NATURE SINCE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME...SO HAVE BUMPED THE POPS UP FROM ISOLATED. DIDNT MAKE ANY CHANGES PAST MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION...AND CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY. && .AVIATION /15Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... SCT TSTMS ACROSS NRN TAF SITES MORE ISOLATED AS YOU GO SOUTH. PATCHY BR MAY BRING SUBVFR VSBYS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WILL TEMPO MVFR VSBYS FOR NOW...BUT VSBYS COULD BE LOWER ESPECIALLY IF DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM PREVIOUS CONVECTION CLEAR OUT OVERNIGHT. TERMINALS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WIND SHIFT TO THE W/NW IS LIKELY LATE SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA FOR MID-WEEK. && .MARINE... PRESSURE TROUGH JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WATERS TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO TURN ONSHORE. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN THE THREAT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS MAY BE WARRANTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONVECTION SHOULD BE A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD COMPARED TO THURSDAY. SOME CHANNELING UP THE BAY IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WILL CAP THE WINDS AT 15 KT FOR NOW...BUT WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE NO HEADLINES ARE ANTICIPATED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS ARE LIKELY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE WATERS THROUGH MID-WEEK. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...NONE. MD...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && UPDATE...ROSA PRODUCTS...LASORSA/LISTEMAA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1259 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 281000- 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- 1259 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 8 PM. DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-281000- 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- 1259 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COUNTIES EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH 8 PM. DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1257 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 VAZ025-036-037-271800- NELSON VA-ALBEMARLE VA-AUGUSTA VA- 1257 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT NELSON...ALBEMARLE AND AUGUSTA COUNTIES THROUGH 2 PM... AT 1257 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF MONTEBELLO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF MONTEBELLO...WINTERGREEN...SHIPMAN AND SCHUYLER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. PELOQUIN
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:29 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Nelson County Emergency Management and Fire and Rescue Departments reported trees and power lines down near Route 29 in Livingston.
Nelson County Fire and Rescue Department reported trees and power lines down at the 3600 block of Green Creek Road.
A trained spotter reporter quarter-sized hail near Thornburg.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2008
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: 108670, 108672, 108674.