Isolated severe thunderstorm in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of Westmoreland county.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorm in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of Westmoreland county.
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 20, 1:07 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
207 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF COAST STATES TODAY...EXTENDING
UP INTO THE CAROLINAS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE JUST NORTH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LOW WILL THEN STALL JUST OFF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO PREV FCST THINKING. MADE ONLY MINOR CHANGES
TO SKY/POPS/TEMPS BASED ON LATEST RADAR/SATELLITE/OBS TRENDS.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE GULF THIS MORNING...WITH UPR RIDGE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE OVER THE GULF COAST STATES
THROUGH TONIGHT. SFC LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE
ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE AND INTO THE NEW ENGLAND
STATES BY THIS EVNG. THE GFS AND NAM ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH
THE TRACK OF THIS LOW (INTO SE NY BY LATE EVNG)...BUT THE ECMWF
TAKES THE LOW SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH. THE GFS AND NAM SEEM TO HAVE
A BETTER HANDLE ON THE PRESENT POSITION...AND HAVE LEANED TOWARDS
A BLEND OF NAM/GFS POPS FOR TDY.
HIGHEST POPS WILL BE IN OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES THIS MORNING AS MCS
CURRENTLY BACK OVER OH/IN HEADS INTO PA. BY THIS AFTN...ACTIVITY
SHOULD BE MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN SHORE ALTHOUGH WITH PLENTY OF
AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...WOULDNT RULE OUT SOME SCT
ACTIVITY INLAND AS WELL.
SPC HAS OUR ENTIRE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR TDY. THINKING IS THAT
THE BNDRY LYR WILL HAVE TIME TO DESTABILIZE BEFORE ACTIVITY MAKES IT
INTO OUR NORTHERN AREAS/EASTERN SHORE. WITH MID-LYR FLOW INCREASING
AS S/W APPROACHES...SHEAR WILL ALSO BE SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS (45
TO 50KT 0 TO 6KM BULK SHEAR AS FCST BY THE GFS OVER THE EASTERN
SHORE THIS AFTN). AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN ALSO NOT BE RULED OUT.
WILL HIGHLIGHT THESE POTENTIAL THREATS IN THE HWO.
WITH THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER UP NORTH FROM THIS FEATURE...TEMPS
UP IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA SHOULD BE HELD IN THE LWR 90S
(VA) AND EVEN IN THE UPR 80S FOR THE MD EASTERN SHORE. WITH LESS
CLOUD CVR DOWN SOUTH...TEMPS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT UP INTO
THE MID TO UPR 90S. DEW PTS WILL STILL BE IN THE LWR 70S TDY (WENT
SLIGHTLY LWR THAN GUIDANCE DUE TO W WINDS)...SO FOR SOME AREAS
(ESP INLAND ALONG THE VA/NC BORDER)...HEAT INDICIES WILL APPROACH
105 DEGREES (CRITERIA FOR A HEAT ADVISORY). CURRENT T/TD GRIDS
DONT JUSTIFY AN ADVISORY AT THIS TIME...BUT IF DEW PTS ARE COMING
IN A LITTLE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED (OR TEMPS GET A DEGREE OR TWO
HIGHER THIS AFTN)...ONE MIGHT BE NEEDED LATER TDY IN THE
AFOREMENTIONED AREA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE LOW MOVES OFF THE NJ/NY COAST SUNDAY MORNING. MODELS AGREE ON
STALLING THIS LOW OFF THE COAST THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT
WEEK...ALTHO THE EXACT LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW REMAINS TO
BE SEEN. WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP RIGHT ALONG THE
COAST...AND ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE INLAND. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE COOLER ON
SUNDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT RANGING FROM THE LWR 80S AT THE BEACHES
TO UPR 80S INLAND...THEN EVEN COOLER ON MONDAY WITH PERSISTENT N/NW
FLOW AROUND THE PESKY LOW...UPR 70S AT THE COAST TO MID 80S INLAND.
LOW TEMPS WILL ALSO BE COOLER BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS...LWR TO
UPR 60S.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE IN BETTER ACCORD WITH THE MAIN FEATURES NEXT
WEEK COMPARED TO THE EARLIER RUNS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
SPECIFICALLY...WITH THE EVENTUAL CLOSED/STATIONARY LOW OFFSHORE
ON MONDAY...AND GRADUAL DISSIPATION (AND GRADUAL NORTHWARD TRACK)
TUE THROUGH THU. BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE/TRENDS...HAVE
MAINTAINED SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES (20% TOPS) OVER FAR ERN VA/NERN NC
AND THE LOWER ERN SHORE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE...
BUILDING/DEEPENING RIDGE...WITH WARMING TEMPS ALOFT...WILL LIMIT
RAIN CHANCES FURTHER WED AND THU. CAN NEVER RULE OUT A WIDELY
SCATTERED SHOWER/TSTM DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS THIS TIME OF YEAR...
HOWEVER GIVEN THE SMALL CHANCE (LIMITED AREAL COVERAGE) HAVE OPTED
TO KEEP THE MENTION OUT OF THE FCST. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/TSTMS
PICK UP AGAIN LATE THU NIGHT AND ON FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT...A FEATURE THAT ALSO HAS BEEN HANDLED REASONABLY WELL
(CONSIDERING 6-7 DAYS OUT) PER BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF. BASED ON THE
CONTINUITY OF THE MODELS...HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS
IN THE FCSTS FOR NEXT FRI.
SLOW MOVING/EVOLVING UPPER LEVEL PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK
(UPR TROUGH AXIS E...RIDGE AXIS W OF FCST AREA) WILL MAKE FOR A
FAIRLY PERSISTENT TEMP PATTERN THROUGH WED. EXPECT NEAR NORMAL
MAX TEMPS (85-90 INLAND...80 TO 85 NEAR THE COAST)...COOLER NEAR
THE COAST NOT ONLY DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEA BREEZE
CIRCULATIONS...BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE COOLER TEMPS ALOFT WITH
THIS REGION CLOSER TO THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS.
MORE WIDESPREAD 90S RETURN BY THE END OF THE WEEK...AS THE UPPER
TROUGH EAST DISSOLVES AND UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS/THICKNESSES BUILD
ACROSS THE MID ATLC REGION FROM THE W.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MAINLY VFR CONDS FROM RIC SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL LIFR/IFR
CONDS ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE AS AN AREA OF SHRAS/TSTMS MOVES
THROUGH. SCTD SHWRS/TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE
AFTN AND EARLY EVENING...HIGHEST CHANCES REMAINING NORTH. WSW TO W WINDS
WITH GUSTS 20-25 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING THEN DIMINISH
BY SUNSET. EXPECT MVFR VIS NEAR SBY AS PATCHY FOG DEVELOPS EARLY
SUN MORNING. WINDS PICK BACK UP AGAIN AROUND 12Z SUN WITH MORE OF
A NW COMPONENT AS A LOW MOVING OFF THE NJ/NY COAST BEGINS TO
GRADUALLY DEEPEN.
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH
CENTRAL US WILL HELP TO KEEP PRECIP CHANCES TO A MINIMUM THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. CHANCES OF PRECIP INCREASE A LITTLE BY THE
END OF A WEEK AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW.
&&
.MARINE...
EXPECT INCREASING SSW FLOW TODAY OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NW...BUT GIVEN VERY WARM AIRMASS OVER
RELATIVELY COOL WATERS (LIMITED MIXING) WILL KEEP WINDS OVER THE BAY
& SOUND BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVSY CRITERIA. STILL DO ANTICIPATE WINDS
TO BE AROUND 15 KTS BY LATE AFTN AND EVENING WITH A FEW GUSTS CLOSE
TO 20 KTS (JUST NOT FREQUENT OR WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY SCA
FLAGS).
UNUSUALLY STRONG SFC LOW MOVES OFF THE MID ATLC COAST SUNDAY/SUN
NIGHT (MSLP BEING NEARLY 4 STD DEV BELOW NRML FOR THE TIME OF YR).
GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE SFC PATTERN HAVE DECIDED TO RAISE SMALL
CRAFT AVSYS FOR ALL ZONES DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...EVEN THOUGH
COLD AIR ALOFT AND BETTER MIXING POTENTIAL LOOKS TO LAG UNTIL SUNDAY
NIGHT. WILL CARRY THE FLAGS THROUGH THE END OF 4TH PERIOD (THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT). BY MONDAY...WINDS DIMINISH BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL
PROBABLY NEED TO EXTEND THE HEADLINES ON THE COAST AND SRN BAY DUE
TO SEAS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
WHILE TIDAL ANOMALIES HAVE DROPPED OFF QUITE A BIT...GNLY RUNNING
ONLY 0.5 TO 1 FT ABOVE NRML...THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE INCREASING
OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS. GNLY SW/OFFSHORE FLOW TODAY...AND WINDS
TURNING NW/OFFSHORE SUNDAY...SO IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE
ANY FLOODING ISSUES. BY MONDAY...FLOW TURNS N OR NNE SO SOUTHERN BAY
AND AREAS FROM VA BCH SOUTH TO THE NC ZONES WILL LIKELY SEE
ANOMALIES INCREASING TO AT LEAST 1 FT ABOVE NRML...AND WILL NEED TO
MONITOR CLOSELY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
A VERY WARM DAY EXPECTED TDY...RECORD HIGH TEMPS FOR SELECTED SITES
ARE LISTED BELOW. CURRENT FCST DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY RECORD HIGH
TEMPS.
RIC...98 DEGREES IN 1933
ORF...99 DEGREES IN 1881
SBY...95 DEGREES IN 1924
ECG...102 DEGREES IN 1939
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION DATA HAS BEEN RESTORED AT BUOY 44009 (20
NM E OF FENWICK ISLAND DE). FOR THE LATEST OBSERVATIONAL DATA GO
TO THE NDBC SITE AT...WWW.NDBC.NOAA.GOV
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
ANZ630>632-650-652-654.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
ANZ633-656-658.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JYM/JRL
NEAR TERM...JYM/JRL
SHORT TERM...JYM/JRL
LONG TERM...BKH
AVIATION...AM
MARINE...LKB
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...LKB
CLIMATE...JYM
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1202 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 MDZ021-VAZ064-074-075-201700- CAROLINE VA-DORCHESTER MD-ESSEX VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 1202 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM NORTHEAST VIRGINIA TOWARDS THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AT 1158 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 39 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLONIAL BEACH TO 33 MILES WEST OF MILFORD...OR FROM 6 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD TO LOUISA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR COLONIAL BEACH AROUND 1225 PM EDT... MILFORD AROUND 1240 PM EDT... CAMBRIDGE AROUND 100 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. LEWITSKY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 100 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-201800- ACCOMACK VA-DORCHESTER MD-INLAND WORCESTER MD-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD- 100 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AT 1258 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 19 MILES NORTH OF SALISBURY TO 27 MILES WEST OF CRISFIELD...OR FROM SEAFORD TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALLAO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SALISBURY AROUND 115 PM EDT... CRISFIELD AROUND 135 PM EDT... SNUG HARBOR AROUND 150 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 149 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 VAZ072>074-077-078-083>086-090-091-201845- ESSEX VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LANCASTER VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-YORK VA- 149 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA... AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM KING WILLIAM TO TOANO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CHRISTCHURCH AROUND 205 PM EDT... LOCUST HILL AROUND 210 PM EDT... MATHEWS AROUND 230 PM EDT... KILMARNOCK AROUND 240 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. LEWITSKY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 209 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 VAZ099-201915- ACCOMACK VA- 209 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING ACCOMACK COUNTY... AT 208 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 36 MILES WEST OF CHINCOTEAGUE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRISFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR HARBORTON AT 235 PM EDT...PUNGOTEAGUE... AND...ONANCOCK AT 240 PM EDT...MELFA...AND...KELLER AT 245 PM EDT... LOCUSTVILLE AT 250 PM EDT...WACHAPREAGUE...AND...QUINBY AT 255 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. LEWITSKY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 224 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 VAZ099-100-201930- ACCOMACK VA-NORTHAMPTON VA- 224 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE... AT 223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 24 MILES WEST OF EXMORE TO 18 MILES WEST OF CAPE CHARLES...OR FROM 9 MILES EAST OF KILMARNOCK TO NEW POINT COMFORT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CAPE CHARLES AROUND 255 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. LEWITSKY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 312 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 VAZ064-074>077-202015- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 312 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA... AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES WEST OF COLONIAL BEACH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR POTOMAC BEACH AT 320 PM EDT...COLONIAL BEACH AT 325 PM EDT...POTOMAC MILLS AT 330 PM EDT...POTOMAC MILLS AT 335 PM EDT...WESTMORELAND STATE PARK AT 340 PM EDT...CURRIOMAN LANDING AT 345 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. SMF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2009
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: 185315.