A cold front combined with plenty of instability to trigger showers and thunderstorms on the 3rd. With plenty of moisture in place, some thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain which lead to flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A cold front combined with plenty of instability to trigger showers and thunderstorms on the 3rd. With plenty of moisture in place, some thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain which lead to flash flooding.
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 3, 6:58 PM EST, 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
758 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE CAROLINAS
THURSDAY AND IT WILL TRACK UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE REGION TO START NEXT
WEEKEND...BUT THE NEXT BOUNDARY MAY AFFECT THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
LINE OF INTENSE CONVECTION CROSSING THE BLUE RIDGE AT 0Z
MAINTAINING ITSELF ENOUGH TO EXPAND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR AREAS AHEAD OF IT. HAVE ADJUSTED HOURLY
GRIDS TO MATCH CURRENT CONDITIONS...AND ADJUSTED POPS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...RAISING THEM AHEAD OF THE MCS...LOWERING THEM BEHIND
IT. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
UPDATE TO EXPAND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH SPATIALLY TO INCLUDE
ALL OF CWA...AS MCS OVER WEST VIRGINIA MOVING NORTHEASTWARD WITH
DAMAGING WIND THREAT OVER NW CWA. WILL UPDATE HOURLY WEATHER GRIDS
TO MATCH PRESENT WEATHER. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
UPDATE TO INCLUDE THAT THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN
EFFECT UNTIL 00Z FOR ALL OF THE CWA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WASHINGTON...BERKELEY...MORGAN...ALLEGANY...MINERAL...
AND HAMPSHIRE.
CURRENT ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT LOCATED NEAR THE MASON DIXON
LINE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS ALSO MOVING
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY.
THIS BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE CWA DURING THE
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PLENTY OF WARM AND HUMID
AIR SOUTH AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY HAS LED TO THE DESTABILIZATION OF
THE ATMOSPHERE. LATEST MESOANALYSIS SHOWS 2000 TO 2500 J/KG OF
MLCAPE ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA WITH A LITTLE LESS TO THE NORTH. THE
INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND AN UPPER-LEVEL
DISTURBANCE TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WITH 0-6KM SHEAR PROFILES AROUND
30 KNOTS...CONVECTION HAS A GOOD POTENTIAL TO BECOME WELL ORGANIZED.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL MAY AFFECT
PORTIONS OF THE CWA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN WHICH MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR ALL AREAS EAST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE AND ALSO FOR THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS.
THE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...THE 850MB BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA BRINGING A
GOOD CHANCE FOR MORE SHOWERS. WILL CONTINUE WITH LIKELY POPS
OVERNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH OF THE REGION OVER THE
CAROLINAS THURSDAY. THE 850MB BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE
REGION...AND WITH A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THIS WILL RESULT IN
ISENTROPIC LIFT...LEADING TO MORE RAIN THURSDAY. HAVE INCREASED POPS
TO CATEGORICAL THURSDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS...BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED SINCE ANY T-STORMS
THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE ELEVATED. THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN TO OUR
SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WHILE A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDES
ALONG THE FRONT DURING THIS TIME BEFORE MOVING OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES OFF THE
COAST. DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERRUN THE BOUNDARY DURING
THIS TIME RESULTING IN PRECIPITABLE WATERS TO BE ABOUT 1.5 TO 2
STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER TWO INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A RETURN OF DRY CONDITIONS SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. THE NEXT BOUNDARY WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE TERMINALS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE FRONT DURING THIS TIME. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN. MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBYS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE
FRONT ALONG WITH SHOWERS.
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG A COLD FRONT TO OUR SOUTH THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN ALONG WITH SUBVFR
CIGS AND VSBYS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
THE NEXT BOUNDARY WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR CONVECTION EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL DURING
THIS TIME.
GRADIENT WINDS WILL APPROACH SCA CRITERIA NEAR THE BOUNDARY TONIGHT.
WILL KEEP WIND GUSTS CAPPED AROUND 15 KNOTS FOR NOW DUE TO HOW
MARGINAL IT IS AND THE INFLUENCE ANY CONVECTION MAY HAVE.
A COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE WATERS THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE
WILL TRACK ALONG THE FRONT PASSING BY TO THE SOUTH FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PASSES BY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN
FOR SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR DCZ001.
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR MDZ004>007-
009>011-013-014-016>018.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR VAZ021-025-026-
029-036>042-050>057.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR WVZ054.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BJL/BPP
NEAR TERM...SBK/BJL/BPP
SHORT TERM...BJL
LONG TERM...BJL
AVIATION...BJL/BPP
MARINE...BJL/BPPHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 803 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 041415- 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- 803 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. PLEASE REFER TO WBCWCNLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ANY FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CAROLINAS THURSDAY WILL TRACK UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE FROM THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE...WHICH WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE SKYWARN SPOTTER PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-041415- 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- 803 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 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 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...AND THE EXTREME EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. PLEASE REFER TO WBCWCNLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL MARYLAND ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND POTOMAC HIGHLANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ANY FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE CAROLINAS THURSDAY WILL TRACK UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE FROM THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WHICH WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE SKYWARN SPOTTER PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. SBK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
734 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM HAIL 2 SW PANORAMA 38.65N 78.34W
06/03/2009 E1.00 INCH PAGE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
735 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0623 PM HAIL ELKTON 38.41N 78.62W
06/03/2009 M0.88 INCH ROCKINGHAM VA PUBLIC
&&
LISTEMAAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
746 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0628 PM HAIL 1 NE FREDERICKSBURG 38.31N 77.48W
06/03/2009 E1.75 INCH CITY OF FREDERICKS VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT DEERWOOD
DR.
&&
SMZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
810 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0809 PM HAIL 2 W PARTLOW 38.04N 77.68W
06/03/2009 M0.75 INCH SPOTSYLVANIA VA PUBLIC
&&
STRONGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 811 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 VAZ041-042-052-040100- FAUQUIER VA-LOUDOUN VA-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA- 811 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT FAUQUIER...LOUDOUN AND PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK COUNTIES... AT 812 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF UPPERVILLE TO 3 MILES EAST OF RECTORTOWN TO THE PLAINS TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF BROAD RUN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE HAYMARKET. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. KRAMAR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 823 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 MDZ013-016-017-VAZ041-052-053-055>057-040115- PRINCE GEORGES MD-KING GEORGE VA-STAFFORD VA-FAUQUIER VA-CHARLES MD- ST. MARYS MD-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA- FAIRFAX VA- 823 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT PRINCE GEORGES...KING GEORGE... STAFFORD...FAUQUIER...CHARLES...ST. MARYS...SPOTSYLVANIA...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES... AT 823 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF GARRISONVILLE TO PASSAPATANZY TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THORNBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE WIDEWATER...LAMBS CREEK...TRIANGLE...FAIRVIEW BEACH...DOGUE... NANJEMOY...WEEDONVILLE...KING GEORGE...DOGUE AND JERSEY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. KRAMAR
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Brock Road near American Legion Road was closed due to flash flooding.
Standing water 2.5 feet high was located on Tall Cedars Parkway and Planting Field Drive in South Riding.
Flowing water 9 to 12 inches high was located on Route 50.
Centerville Road near Route 267 was closed due to flash flooding and cars were flooded on Elden Street.
A vehicle was stuck in the water at the corner of Braeburn Drive and Guinea Road.
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