Low pressure across the Southern Great Lakes with a associated cold front moved eastward through the Ohio Valley. A surface trough was located along Potomac Highlands and dew points rose into the low 70s.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Low pressure across the Southern Great Lakes with a associated cold front moved eastward through the Ohio Valley. A surface trough was located along Potomac Highlands and dew points rose into the low 70s. Showers and thunderstorms moved across the region.
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 2, 1:59 PM EST, 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
259 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS MONDAY
NIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT 18Z...REGIONAL RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
CWA ALONG WITH CONVECTIVE COMPLEX IN THE VCNTY OF LYNCHBURG.
WEAK TO MODERATE MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND EARLY CLOUD COVER HAS
REDUCED THE CHC OF SEVERE WX THIS AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCES WILL BE
ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S. THIS IS PRODUCING ML CAPES 1000-1500
J/KG. NOTABLY HOWEVER IS THAT DOWNDRAFT CAPES HAVE SLID TO THE
EAST OVER DELMARVA AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. SO CAN'T RULE OUT
ISOLATED SEVERE BUT NOT ANTICIPATING A SEVERE OUTBREAK.
THE 12Z GFS AND NAM ARE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS IN TERMS OF THE DETAILS OF THE PCPN FCST BUT GENERALLY BOTH
HAVE PCPN SLIDING SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA LATE IN THE DAY MONDAY.
HIGHER PROBABILITIES OF SHRA ON MONDAY WILL BE IN SOUTHERN MD AND
LOWER BAY. EXPECTING ALOT OF CLOUD COVER UNTIL LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN IT WILL DECREASE FROM THE NW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT AND
PROVIDES FAIR WX TUE AND WED. MAX TEMPS WILL BE RIGHT AROUND
CLIMO WITH DAYTIME MAX TEMPS IN LOWER 80S BUT WITH COOLER THAN
NORMAL NIGHTS WITH MIN TEMPS IN LOWER 50S. LITTLE TO NO CHC OF PCPN.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LONG TERM HAS OUR AREA IN A SOGGY PATTERN WITH COMBINATION OF SHORT
WAVE WORKING DOWN FROM GREAT LAKES REGION AND STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. CLIMO HIGHS AND LOWS ANTICPATED WITH NO EXTREMES.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL LIKELY BRING IMPACTS TO THE
TERMINALS. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AMENDMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
REFINE TIMING AND IMPACT OF SHOWERS/TSTMS. WINDS GENERALLY SW
10-15KT...POSSIBLY GUSTY AT TIMES.
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SOME ONGOING SHOWERS AT IAD-DCA-BWI-MTN MONDAY. WINDS WILL
SHIFT FROM THE SW TO THE NW BY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS ALL TERMINALS.
&&
.MARINE...
PRESSURE GRADIENT ON 00Z MODEL RUN IS A LITTLE LESS THAN PREVIOUS
RUNS...AND WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE SWLY THAN
SOUTHERLY...WHICH WOULD INHIBIT CHANNELING. AS SUCH...SCA
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE SOMEWHAT MARGINAL...BUT WILL KEEP THE
ADVISORY IN PLACE.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS...HEAVY RAIN AND
HAIL.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING INTO THE START OF
THE WORK WEEK. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SW TO THE NW BY MONDAY
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
ANZ530>543.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 152 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 031600- 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- 152 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 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 A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER UNTIL 8:00 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-031600- 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- 152 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013 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 THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There was a large tree down across the roadway near the intersection of Browntown Road and Hidden View Lane.
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