An upper-level disturbance passed through the region in a northwest flow aloft. Moderate instability combined with forcing from the upper-level disturbance to trigger showers and thunderstorms.
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An upper-level disturbance passed through the region in a northwest flow aloft. Moderate instability combined with forcing from the upper-level disturbance to trigger showers and thunderstorms. A few thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds.
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 24, 8:26 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
926 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD THIS EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE MID
ATLANTIC BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
MODEST INSTABILITY PERSISTS THIS EVE...AND M/ULVL NW FLOW ALLOWING
SUBTLE VORT MAXIMA TO PASS ACRS MID-ATLC. RESULT HAS BEEN ISOLATED
CNVTCN ACRS CWA...BUT AT TIMES HAVE BEEN ROBUST...WITH BOTH LARGE
HAIL AND DMGG WINDS BEING OBSERVED IN PORTIONS OF ORANGE CNTY
EARLIER TDA. OVNGT...LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING SHUD LEAD TO
WEAKENING OF ACTIVITY. SHWRS/TSTMS XPCD ALONG CDFNT MOVG THRU
GREAT LAKES WILL APPROACH MASON/DIXON LINE BEFORE SUNRISE. MINIMA
MAINLY IN 60S TNGT...NEAR NRML FOR LATE JUN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS VERY EARLY IN THE
MORNING...AND SHOULD CLEAR THE EASTERN CWFA BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. SOME INSTABILITY WILL EXIST ALONG WITH SOME MARGINAL
SHEAR...BUT OVERALL...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED WITH THE
FROPA.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF CHESAPEAKE BAY BY MONDAY
EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
COOLER NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT MONDAY EVENING...THEN WINDS
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER DECOUPLES. MUCH COOLER
TEMPS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH LOWS RANGING FROM THE MID 40S OVER
THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS TO AROUND 60 IN URBAN BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON.
ON TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY DROPS FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY...WITH AN UPPER LOW TO OUR NORTH. THERE ARE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NAM/GFS/ECMWF IN PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER
LOW...RANGING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND PER THE NAM TO THE SOUTHERN
MARITIMES PER THE GFS. WEAK TROUGHS ARE EXPECTED TO ROTATE AROUND
THE LOW. IF THE NAM VERIFIES...THE COOLER AIR ALOFT DUE TO THE
CLOSER LOW COULD TRIGGER A SHOWER OVER NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. CONFIDENCE IS LOW...SO POPS LIMITED TO SLIGHT CHANCE
DURING THE DAY. OTHERWISE BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH NW FLOW.
HIGHS WILL BE BELOW NORMAL...PRIMARILY IN THE UPPER 70S ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA.
THE HIGH GRADUALLY SHIFTS SOUTHWARD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH DRY
WEATHER CONTINUING. TEMPS MODERATE BACK TO NORMAL WEDNESDAY. HEAT
RETURNS TO THE AREA THURSDAY AS 500MB RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES. HIGHS THURSDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND REFLECT HPC GUIDANCE...WITH TEMPS INTO THE 90S AND
POSSIBLY APPROACHING 100 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE WARMEST AREAS.
MAY ALSO SEE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES DURING THIS TIME
FRAME...SO SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS FOR TSTMS AS WELL.
&&
.AVIATION /01Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
GENERALLY DRY OVNGT...BUT CDFNT PASSING THRU TMW WILL INDUCE
SCT/NUM SHWRS/TSTMS THRU DAYTIME HRS. FOR NOW...CALLED FOR
-SHRA...THO PCPN SHUD BE INTERMITTENT...AND ISOLATED/SCATTERED
TSTMS CANT BE RULED OUT EITHER. LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS AND VSBY/CIG
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE PSBL NEAR ANY CNVTCN. PREV DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NW WINDS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH DAYTIME GUSTS UP TO 15-20 KT
EXPECTED. LIGHTER WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LIKELY THURSDAY.
OCCASIONAL SUB-VFR POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH
POSSIBLE TSTMS.
&&
.MARINE...
SCA GOES IN EFFECT AT 4Z FOR LWR/MID BAY AND LWR POTOMAC...WHERE
SLY CHANNELLING MAY SUPPORT 20 KT GUSTS. PREV DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
THERE WILL BE A LULL IN SCA CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.
HOWEVER...AFTER THE FROPA...NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANNEL
DOWN THE BAY. HAVE LEFT THE SCA UP FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA FOR
THE AFTERNOON.
SCA CONTINUES MONDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTY N-NW WINDS UP TO 20 KT
EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SCA MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH A STRONG GRADIENT LIKELY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO OUR
NORTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST. SUB-SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
ANZ530>534-537>543.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ533-534-537-
541>543.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ535-
536.
&&
UPDATE...KONARIK
PREV DISCUSSION...LISTEMAA/STRUCKMANN/SHEFFIELDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 934 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 251000- 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- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-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- 934 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 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 FOR THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC AND PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY ALSO BECOME NECESSARY OVER A PORTION OF THE WATERS ON TUESDAY. HEAT INDICES MAY EXCEED 105 DEGREES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION COULD BECOME NECESSARY MONDAY. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-251000- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON- ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- 934 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 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 NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HEAT INDICES MAY EXCEED 105 DEGREES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
820 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0756 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH BRENTWOOD 38.95N 76.95W
06/22/2012 PRINCE GEORGES MD TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES ABOUT 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER BLOWN
DOWN BY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1200450
CJLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1032 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE HILLSBORO 39.19N 77.67W
06/22/2012 LOUDOUN VA NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DAMAGE NEAR ROUTE 9 ABOUT A HALF MILE EAST OF
BERLIN TURNPIKE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1200451
SBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1045 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE FINKSBURG 39.50N 76.87W
06/22/2012 CARROLL MD BROADCAST MEDIA
FLASH FLOODING OVER HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD FROM OVERFLOWING
CREEK.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1200452
SBKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1121 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
VAZ029-250345-
PAGE VA-
1121 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT PAGE COUNTY...
AT 1121 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HAMBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE HAMBURG AND LURAY.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3873 7835 3865 7834 3857 7841 3864 7859
3872 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 277DEG 10KT 3867 7849
GMSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1140 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
VAZ029-039-040-250415-
RAPPAHANNOCK VA-MADISON VA-PAGE VA-
1140 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN RAPPAHANNOCK...
NORTHERN MADISON AND PAGE COUNTIES...
AT 1140 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHWEST
OF IDA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BIG MEADOWS...IAD...SKYLAND...FAIRVIEW
AND LURAY.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3867 7827 3856 7828 3849 7837 3858 7854
3867 7851
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 300DEG 9KT 3861 7844
GMSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1149 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
VAZ040-051-250415-
RAPPAHANNOCK VA-CULPEPER VA-
1149 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT RAPPAHANNOCK AND NORTHERN CULPEPER
COUNTIES...
AT 1149 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ROCK MILLS...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE VIEWTOWN...AMISSVILLE...RIXEYVILLE AND
JEFFERSONTON.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR SAFETY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3872 7802 3867 7791 3856 7793 3859 7817
3870 7819
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 268DEG 16KT 3865 7810
GMSThe Sterling radar (KLWX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:58 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree limb was snapped in thunderstorm winds.
Trees fell onto wires along Abbie Lane.
Several trees were down across Dry Run Road in Luray.
Small branches were blown down.
Power poles were snapped and multiple trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2012
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: 394077, 394078, 394079, 394080, 394076.