A warm front moved through the region and the Mid Atlantic was located in the warm moist sector. Convergence led to numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop in an atmosphere with high shear.
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A warm front moved through the region and the Mid Atlantic was located in the warm moist sector. Convergence led to numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop in an atmosphere with high shear. Heavy rain, damaging winds and tornadoes were observed.
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NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 2:07 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
307 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS IN FOR WEDNESDAY...THEN LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR FRIDAY AND MAY HOLD INTO THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE WARM FRONT HAS LIFTED NORTH OF THE MASON-
DIXON LINE INTO SRN PA THIS AFTN WHILE A CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY OVER
IN CONTINUES TO MOVE EWD. BROAD UPPER DIFFLUENCE AND DEEP SLY FLOW
AHEAD OF THE LOW HAS PLACED THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION IN A VERY MOIST
AIRMASS WITH PWATS GREATER THAN 2 INCHES.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CWA EXCEPT FOR THE POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS UNTIL 10 PM. ONLY A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER WERE
NEEDED TO DESTABILIZE THE MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER THIS AFTN. THE
STRENGTHENING SLY LLVL JET WILL PRODUCE SUFFICIENT SHEAR FOR
STORMS TO ORGANIZE INTO LOW-TOPPED SUPERCELLS AND BOWING SEGMENTS.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP DURING THE PEAK HEATING
HRS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE THREAT FOR
TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED FARTHER NORTH OVER NORTHERN MD
JUST SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT WHERE THE SFC WINDS ARE BACKED
SLIGHTLY.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE CWA THRU THE
EVE. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED AND CREEKS/STREAMS ELEVATED
FROM HVY RAINFALL EXTENDING BACK TO LATE LAST WEEK...IT WILL NOT
TAKE MUCH TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. 1- AND 3-HR FFG IS ACCORDINGLY
VERY LOW /AROUND AN INCH/ ACROSS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA. THE
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THRU THE EVE. CONVECTION WILL WANE FROM WEST
TO EAST LATE THIS EVE AND OVNGT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
MID-/UPPER- LVL TROUGH WILL MOVE THRU THE I-95 CORRIDOR TUE MRNG AND
EAST OF THE AREA BY THE AFTN. LARGE-SCALE SUBSIDENCE IN WAKE OF THE
TROUGH PASSAGE WILL BECOME ENHANCED BY DOWNSLOPING WLY FLOW OFF
THE MTS. BOTH 12Z GFS/NAM BUFKIT SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT CONVECTION
SHOULD BE HELD AT BAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA BY MID-LVL CAP.
HOWEVER...SFC PRESSURE TROUGH IS FCST TO STALL NEAR THE CHSPK BAY
TUE AFTN. LLVL CONVERGENCE AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH
MAY ALLOW SHOWERS TO OVERCOME CAP NEAR/EAST OF I-95. MAX TEMPS
GENERALLY IN THE LOW AND MID 80S.
KEPT FCST FOR TUE NGT DRY WITH WEAK SFC HIPRES TRYING TO BUILD INTO
THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. MIN TEMPS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 50S IN THE
ALLEGHENY FRONT TO NEAR 70F IN THE CITIES AND ALONG THE WRN SHORE OF
THE BAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
ACTIVE PATTERN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. AM INCREASINGLY CONCERNED FOR HEAVY RAINFALL SOMETIME IN
THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT PERIOD WHICH COULD
RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING CONCERNS. HAVE ADDED THREAT OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING IN THE HWO.
MODELS SHOW THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT
STALLED OUT TO THE SOUTH THROUGH MIDWEEK. MEANWHILE...MODELS
INDICATE MULTIPLE WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING ALONG THE FRONT. WE
WOULD BE TO THE NORTH OF THE FRONT...AND WITHIN THE MID-LEVEL
STEERING FLOW WHICH WOULD PUT US IN A FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH OF WEDNESDAY MAY BE DRY...BUT
THEREAFTER LOOKS UNSETTLED. WILL HAVE TO FINE TUNE DETAILS AS WE
GET CLOSER.
THURSDAY NIGHT WAVE SHOULD PUSH THE FRONT FURTHER SOUTH...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR FRIDAY AND HOLDING INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THROUGH 20Z...DCA...BWI...AND MTN TERMINALS WILL HAVE HEAVY SHOWERS
AND EMBEDDED TSTMS. VSBYS AND CIGS WILL BRIEFLY BE REDUCED TO MVFR
OR IFR CONDITIONS BEFORE RETURNING TO VFR BETWEEN 20Z AND 22Z AS
SKIES CLEAR BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. AS FOR
MRB...CHO...AND IAD...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 20Z.
HOWEVER...RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL
QUICKLY MOVE EAST FROM THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS INTO THESE TERMINALS
AND ARRIVE BETWEEN 21Z AND 00Z. SOME STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS
WITH BRIEF GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE
SEVERE AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT AND ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MOVE
ACROSS THE TERMINALS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO...PERHAPS PRODUCING
GUSTS OVER 50 KNOTS...IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION AT ANY OF OUR SIX
TERMINALS. RECENT OBSERVATIONS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE HAS SHOWN AN INCREASE IN POTENTIAL WIND SHEAR. THIS
IS IN RESPECT TO THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED AND IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM LT.
COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...LEADING
TO LESS COVERAGE OF CONVECTION AND A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST
OVERNIGHT.
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS OUT TO THE SOUTH AND WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE
MAY BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. WILL HAVE TO FINE TUNE DETAILS AS WE GET CLOSER.
&&
.MARINE...
SLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS AFTN AS
A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF THE WATERS AND ARE GENERALLY GUSTING
15-20 KT AS OF 3 PM. LLVL JET INCREASES 40-45 KT LATE THIS AFTN
JUST A FEW THOUSAND FEET OFF THE GROUND. THIS COMBINED WITH
CHANNELING WILL HELP BOOST WINDS UP THE BAY/LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC
RIVER INTO SCA TERRITORY LATER THIS AFTN.
SCT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
DAMAGING WINDS AND WATERSPOUTS. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
TO HEAD SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS IF ON THE WATERS THIS AFTN AND EVE.
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BAY LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY WITH A
WIND SHIFT. POST-FRONTAL WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST ON TUESDAY AND
COULD BE CLOSE TO SCA CRITERIA.GIVEN LOW CONFIDENCE WILL REFRAIN
FROM ISSUING SCA.
FRONT STALLS TO THE SOUTH THROUGH MID-WEEK...WITH LOW PRESSURE
RIDING ALONG THE FRONT LIKELY BRINGING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR DCZ001.
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR MDZ004>007-
009>011-013-014-016>018.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ025>027-
029-030-036>040-050-051-501>504.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR VAZ042-
052>057.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ505-506.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ530>534-
536>543.
&&
KLEIN/KLWHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 220 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 111000- 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- 220 PM EDT MON JUN 10 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 TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH 10 PM. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PLEASE REFER TO WBCFFALWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE SKYWARN SPOTTER NETWORK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-111000- 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- 220 PM EDT MON JUN 10 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 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA... EXCLUDING THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE SOUTHERN POTOMAC HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PLEASE REFER TO WBCFFALWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE SKYWARN SPOTTER NETWORK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
427 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0422 PM FLASH FLOOD BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR 39.28N 76.61W
06/10/2013 BALTIMORE CITY MD BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER WAS OBSERVED UP TO THE HOODS OF CARS IN THE 500
BLOCK OF SOUTH CHARLES STREET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1300249
JEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
431 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM FLASH FLOOD BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR 39.28N 76.61W
06/10/2013 BALTIMORE CITY MD BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER WAS OBSERVED UP TO THE HOODS OF CARS IN THE 500
BLOCK OF SOUTH CHARLES STREET.
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
EVENT NUMBER LWX1300249
JEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
437 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N FORK 39.48N 76.44W
06/10/2013 BALTIMORE MD PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED AS WELL AS BRANCHES AND TREES DOWN
0326 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 N FORK 39.48N 76.44W
06/10/2013 BALTIMORE MD PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED AS WELL AS BRANCHES AND TREES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1300250
EVENT NUMBER LWX1300251
HASPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
457 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0344 PM TORNADO 1 SW FELLS POINT 39.26N 76.59W
06/10/2013 BALTIMORE CITY MD EMERGENCY MNGR
WATERSPOUT CAME ONSHORE ON PORT ADMINISTRATION
PROPERTY...CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE ON E.
MCCOMAS ST.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1300253
LEEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
503 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM TORNADO FORK 39.47N 76.45W
06/10/2013 BALTIMORE MD PUBLIC
TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NEAR FORK METHODIST CHURCH
PER EYEWITNESS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1300254
LEEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
521 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM FLOOD 1 NE BALTIMORE 39.32N 76.60W
06/10/2013 BALTIMORE CITY MD PUBLIC
HIGH WATER REPORTED ON HARFORD ROAD IN BALTIMORE CITY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1300255
JEThe Sterling radar (KLWX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:36 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There was a four inch in diameter tree limb down near the intersection of South George Street and Hunter Street.
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