An upper level disturbance swung across the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon and evening of June 30th. With lingering moisture in place, scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance swung across the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon and evening of June 30th. With lingering moisture in place, scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon. A few storms became severe, producing damaging winds that downed trees across portions of Fauquier and Fairfax Counties along with the city of Alexandria.
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 30, 11:57 AM EST, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1257 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THEN...COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY SAG INTO THE AREA FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 1130AM...DOPPLER RADAR IS FAIRLY QUIET EXCEPT FOR A LINE OF SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHARLESTOWN SOUTHWEST TO NEAR FRONT ROYAL. RIGHT NOW THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SHOWERS, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WITH CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON APPROACH OF THE SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER ST. LOUIS. WIND FIELD STRENGTHENS THIS AFTERNOON...YIELDING 30-40KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR. MAIN QUESTION WILL BE WHETHER OR NOT CAP AT 15KFT HOLDS. IF MIDLEVEL CAPPING IS BROKEN...DEEP CONVECTION SUPPORTIVE OF A FEW SEVERE HAIL AND WIND REPORTS IS ANTICIPATED. DRY SOUNDINGS ALOFT...AND INVERTED-V BOUNDARY LAYER COUPLED WITH WIND FIELDS OF 60-80KTS AT THE TOP OF THE CUMULUS LAYER WOULD SUPPORT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS. VSBY SAT PICS INDICATE CLEAR PATCHES BETWEEN CLOUDS, SO PREVIOUS FCST OF MOSTLY CLOUDY MAY BE JUST A TADD TO PESSIMISTIC. HAVE REDUCED SKY COVER PERCENTAGE JUST A BIT, AND HAVE BUMPED UP MAX TEMPS FOR TODAY A CORRESPONDING AMOUNT. OTHER GRIDS LOOK DECENT TO GOOD ATTM. ZFP HAS BEEN SENT. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... 700-500MB OMEGA BULLSEYE FROM NAM80 PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING AS THE UPPER TROUGH ELONGATES OVERHEAD. THIS COUPLED WITH LOSS OF DIURNAL HEATING SHOULD LEAD TO A GRADUAL DISSIPATING CONVECTIVE TREND TONIGHT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH SECONDARY COLD FRONT MAY BRIEFLY GUST 20-25 MPH THROUGH LATE EVENING. DRIER AIRMASS FILTERS IN FROM THE WEST SUPPORTING LOWS IN THE 50S. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... THE LATEST HPC GUIDANCE WAS GENERALLY FOLLOWED FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. WED LOOKS TO BE GENERALLY DRY...THEN A COLD FRONT IS FCST TO APPROACH FROM THE NW ON THU AND BECOME Q-STNRY E-W ACROSS THE REGION FROM FRI THRU SUN MORNING. THUS THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND TSTMS THRU THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT IS FCST TO MOVE N OR DSIPT ON SUN/MON WITH A RETURN TO A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME BERMUDA HIGH FLOW PAT. SO FOR THAT TIME FRAME WE HAVE A MINIMAL DAYTIME CHC FOR SHRA/TSRA AND JUST A SLIGHT CHC AT NIGHT. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MUCH OF THE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD WAIT TO DEVELOP UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS TAF SITES...AS SHORTWAVE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST 20-25KTS WITH SECONDARY COLD FRONT PASSAGE DURING THE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH MID WEEK. && .MARINE... ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AHEAD OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. THESE MAY PROMPT ADDITIONAL SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. BRIEF NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 20-25KTS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO RAISE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH MID WEEK. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...NONE. MD...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...ROGOWSKI NEAR TERM...ROGOWSKI/JJM SHORT TERM...ROGOWSKI LONG TERM...AMC AVIATION...ROGOWSKI MARINE...ROGOWSKI/JJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 254 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 011030- 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- 254 PM EDT MON JUN 30 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 AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-011030- 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- 254 PM EDT MON JUN 30 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 AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...LASTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 354 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 VAZ041-055-302045- STAFFORD VA-FAUQUIER VA- 354 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT STAFFORD AND SOUTHERN FAUQUIER COUNTIES... AT 354 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MORRISVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL... SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF SOMERVILLE AND BRISTERSBURG WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. GMS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 415 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 VAZ028-WVZ050-302115- HAMPSHIRE WV-FREDERICK VA- 415 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN FREDERICK COUNTIES... AT 415 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES EAST OF DELRAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF LEHEW...HIGH VIEW...CAPON BRIDGE...SLANESVILLE... WHITACRE AND BLOOMERY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. GMS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 426 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 VAZ041-050-051-055-056-302115- ORANGE VA-STAFFORD VA-CULPEPER VA-FAUQUIER VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA- 426 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT EXTREME NORTHEASTERN ORANGE...STAFFORD...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CULPEPER...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER AND NORTHERN SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES... AT 426 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LAKE OF THE WOODS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF DUNAVANT...STORCK...HARTWOOD...GLENDIE...ROSEVILLE AND RAMOTH WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. GMS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 447 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 MDZ013-VAZ053-054-302130- PRINCE GEORGES MD-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-FAIRFAX VA- 447 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT ARLINGTON...PRINCE GEORGES AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES... AT 447 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER OCCOQUAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF NEWINGTON...FORT BELVOIR...FRANCONIA...MOUNT VERNON...HYBLA VALLEY...BELLE HAVEN AND JEFFERSON MANOR WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. GMS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 455 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 WVZ050-504-302145- HAMPSHIRE WV-EASTERN MINERAL WV- 455 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES... AT 455 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF ROMNEY...AUGUSTA AND SPRINGFIELD WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. GMS
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:26 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of Fort Hunt Road and Belle Haven Road.
A trained spotter reported a downed tree blocking Fairfax Street between Wilkes and Gibbon Streets.
A wind gust of 65 MPH was reported near Warrenton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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