Warm temperatures and moist dew points allowed isolated thunderstorms to form during the afternoon and evening of June 13th. One thunderstorm became severe across Hampshire County, resulting in a few downed trees.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Warm temperatures and moist dew points allowed isolated thunderstorms to form during the afternoon and evening of June 13th. One thunderstorm became severe across Hampshire County, resulting in a few downed trees.
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 13, 1:43 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 243 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR SUNDAY...THEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... TSRA HV FIRED ALONG APPLCHN RDGLN. DUE TO WEAK FLOW...THEYRE NOT MVG MUCH. ATMOS HAS DECENT CAPE...BUT NIL SHEAR. THUS...XPCT WRNGS TO BE LMTD...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A PULSE SVR OR TWO...SPCLY NOW THAT CNVCTN HAS INITIATED. OTR CONCERN WUD BE FLASH FLOODING. AN IFLOWS GAGE REPORTED RAFL RATES UP TO 2 IN/HR. GDNC RATHER HIGH...BUT THESE RATES IN MOUNTAINOUS TRRN CUD LEAD TO DIFFICULTIES. WL CONT W/ ISOL POPS CHO-OKV-HGR...AND SCT W OF SHEN VLY. DVM E OF THERE /DUE TO RDGG ALOFT/ SHUD SURPRESS TSRA ACTVTY. HIEST POPS WL BE ALONG APPLCHNS. ACTVTY WL START TO WANE W/ SUNSET...AND SHUD BE GONE AOB MIDNGT. FOR THAT MATTER..CLDS SHUD DSPT TOO...THO THERE MAY BE SOME MID LVL DEBRIS FLOATING ABT. DEWPTS COMING UP AS RDG AXIS SLIDES INTO THE WRN ATLC...SO THAT SHUD IMPLY PATCHY BR CUD DVLP. SMOKE PARTICLES FM ERN NC/SERN VA FIRES CUD ASSIST. ATTM...WL GO FOR NSW...THINKING THAT AREAS WL BE TOO LTL/SPARCE. THAT CERTAINLY SHUD BE ADDRESSED LATER THIS EVNG. GOING FCST AND LTST MOS ON THE SAME PAGE...AND ACCEPTED. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY/... AMS ACRS APPLCHNS AND OHVLY TDA WL BE OVR CWFA TMRW. CDFNT TO APPROACH LT...PROVIDING A TRIGGER FOR THE UNSTBL AMS. PROGGED DEWPTS IN THE MID TO UPR 60S...50 PCT PROB AT LI/S AOB -4 AND CAPE AOA 1000 J/KG /BOTH PER SREF/...AND THTE RDG AXIS OVR CWFA ALL IMPLY THAT TSRA A GOOD BET. ALTHO SHEAR ONCE AGN WEAK TO NON- EXISTENT...THERMALLY PROFILES SUFFICIENT TO INITIATE CNVCTN... THEN MESOSCALE FEATURES SHUD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT. KEEPING PRVS POP FCST...LIKELY NW AND CHC SE. LATER SHIFTS WL NEED TO CONSIDER SVR POTENTIAL. DONT THINK IT WL BE A WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK...BUT HV TO RESPECT PARAMTERS IN PLACE. GIVEN LATER TIMING...WAA WL BE ABLE TO KICK UP TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO. ETA/GFS MOS BOTH AGREE...SO ONCE AGN MAXT FCST WL BE A BLEND OF PERSISTENCE AND LTST MOS. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... BEGINNING OF PERIOD HAS SLOWLY FALLING H5 HEIGHTS AS E COAST RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND ONTARIO CUT H5 LOW BEGINS TO PROGRESS SEWD TO TAKE UP A POSN OVER THE NE US BY 12Z TUE. GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS WILL KEEP MAX TEMPS BLO NORMAL FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK...BUT ALSO BRING A CHC OF TSTMS/SHRAS DURING THIS PERIOD TOO. AS VORT MAXES ROTATE AROUND THE LOW...THERE WILL BE MORE THAN A GREATER CHC TSTMS/SHRAS ESP WHEN THIS TAKES PLACE DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SAT NIGHT WILL HAVE LEFTOVER TSRA/SHRA FROM AFT CONVECTION AS FRONTL BOUNDARY HANGS UP OVER S MD AND CHES BAY. CHC OF CONVECTION FOR SE ZONES CONTINUES ON SUN MORNING UNTIL WIND GOES WESTERLY LATE MORNING. GEFS ON MONDAY EVENING DEPICTS A LARGE AMPLITUDE SURFACE FRONT ACROSS THE REGION WITH LARGE H85 THERMAL GRADIENT...LLVL H95-H7 40KT JET TRAVERSING ACROSS THE MASON/DIXON LINE AND SFC-1KM HELICITIES AOA 100. THIS FEATURE IS TIGHT ON THE GEFS WITH ALL MEMBERS SHOWING PRACTICIALLY THE SAME SOLN SO RELATIVELY HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR A DAY 3 SVR EPISODE. TUE A STRONG SHORTWAVE ASSOC WITH CUT H5 LOW OVER NE US GOES NEGATIVE WITH H7 50KT JET MOVING SEWD ACRSS REGION SO A GOOD BET FOR SEVERE WX THAT DAY ALSO DESPITE MODEL CAPES BEING AOB 1000 J/KG. NOT AS WIDESPREAD AS MONDAYS EVENT BUT WITH STRONGER WIND DYNAMICS COULD SEE STRONGER CELLS. WED-FRI: A SFC TROUGH MOVES THROUGH REGION ON WED NGHT WHICH WILL GIVE US A CHC SHRA/TSRA. A LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS DURING THE DAY ON THU SO THIS TOO WL GIVE US CHC SHRA/TSRA. FRIDAY LOOKS DRY AS AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO REGION FROM W/SW. && .AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SMOKE FM FIRES IN ERN NC AND GREAT DISMAL SWAMP HV REDUCED VSBYS. IAD/CHO MOST IMPACTED. RESTRICTIONS MOSTLY MVFR...AND SHUD IMPV W/ MIXING LTR TAFTN. BALT AREA TERMINALS MAY BE FAR ENUF REMOVED TO STAY AT VFR. TSRA ALONG APPCHN RDGS TAFTN...SHUD STAY AWAY FM TERMINALS THRU SUNSET. FOR THAT REASON...WONT INCL IN TAFS...BUT MAY HV IMPACT FOR RTES/GENL AVIATION PILOTS W OF BLURDG. ALL CNVCTN SHUD BE DSPTG AFTR SUNSET. HWVR...LINGERING MSTR AND PARTICLES FM SMOKE MAY LEAD TO GREATER BR RISK. ATTM...BRINGING VSBYS BACK DWN AT THOSE SITES ALREADY IMPACTED. CDFNT APPCHG AREA TMRW. MOSTLY...THIS WL IMPACT AREA AFTR 18Z...SO HVNT INCL IN TAFS. THE ONE XCPTN WUD BE MRB...WHERE CARRYING VCTS. BYD TAFS...SCT-NMRS TSRA..W/ FLGT RESTRICTIONS XPCTD. MORE ON THIS LATER. REDUCED VSBYS DUE TO SHRA/TSTMS MON/MON NGHT WITH GUSTY SFC WINDS TO 40KTS. && .MARINE... LWX WRF-ARW4 CONTS TO ADVERTISE WNDS NEAR SCA DOWN MAIN CHANNEL OF CHSPK BAY TAFTN. LTST OBS ALMOST THERE. WL RAISE HEADLINE FOR POOLES ISL S TIL 11PM. MAYBE SOME FOG TNGT...OTRW SLY FLOW CONTS OVNGT. CDFTN APPCHS WATERS SAT...PRODUCING SCT TSRA. HWVR...SHUD IMPACT WATERS LATE IN THE DAY...INTO SAT NGT. LIKELY TO BE A FEW SMW/S REQD. MON/MON NGHT SCA MAY BE REQD WITH LLVL JET WITH 30-40 KTS AT 950 MB IN SHRA/TSTMS. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...NONE. MD...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11PM TONIGHT FOR ANZ531>534. && SYNOPSIS...HTS NEAR TERM...HTS SHORT TERM...HTS LONG TERM...LEE AVIATION...HTS/LEE MARINE...HTS/LEE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 307 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 141000- 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- 307 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 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...TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF SMITH POINT VA TO POOLES ISLAND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-141000- 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- 307 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 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...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO EVENING. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND MORE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A COUPLE OF STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND...OR LARGE HAIL...AND LOCAL FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. LEE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 217 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 MDZ501-502-132130- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND 217 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE LUKE AND WESTERNPORT AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. SMALL STREAM OVERFLOWS ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH STANDING WATER ON ROADS IS LIKELY. RDH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 307 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 MDZ501-502-WVZ050-054-055-501>504-132215- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HAMPSHIRE- PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL- EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...BAYARD... PETERSBURG...EMORYVILLE...HARTMANSVILLE...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 307 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. EXPECT WINDS TO 40 MPH AND PROLONGED DOWNPOURS. SMALL STREAM OVERFLOWS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH HIGH STANDING WATER ON ROADS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. RDH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 326 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 MDZ502-WVZ050-504-132015- HAMPSHIRE WV-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY MD-EASTERN MINERAL WV- 326 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN ALLEGANY AND NORTHEAST MINERAL COUNTIES... AT 326 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SPRINGFIELD IN NORTHWEST HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 11 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. RAIN RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE COMMUNITIES OF POINTS...WAGONER...GREEN SPRING...LEVELS...OLDTOWN AND TOWN CREEK WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. ROGOWSKI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 805 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 WVZ050-504-140045- HAMPSHIRE WV-EASTERN MINERAL WV- 805 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES... AT 805 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF REESES MILL IN EAST CENTRAL MINERAL COUNTY TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHANKS IN SOUTHWEST HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND RAIN RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. THE COMMUNITY OF ROMNEY AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS. ROGOWSKI
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:07 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hampshire County Emergency Management reported trees down in the Highwater area.
Hampshire County Emergency Management reported trees down on Route 28 between Springfield and Fort Ashby.
Hampshire County Emergency Management reported trees down on Jersey Mountain Road.
Hampshire County Emergency Management reported trees down on on power lines on Brights Hollow Road.
Hampshire County Emergency Management reported trees down on on power lines on Okonoko Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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