A cold front moved through the Mid-Atlantic from west to east. Hot and humid conditions were ahead of the frontal boundary and led to an unstable environment.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the Mid-Atlantic from west to east. Hot and humid conditions were ahead of the frontal boundary and led to an unstable environment. Severe thunderstorms were capable of 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 Jul 8, 1:34 PM EST, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
234 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND MIDWEST WILL APPROACH THE
REGION LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...CROSS THE AREA EARLY
WEDNESDAY...AND STALL OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC WHILE A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA TONIGHT. A
SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT HAS USHERED IN MORE HOT AND
HUMID CONDITIONS. MAX TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S AND
LOWER 80S ALONG THE RIDGES TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S ACROSS MOST
OTHER LOCATIONS.
THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS HAS LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE...AND WITH DEWPOINTS A BIT HIGHER TODAY INSTABILITY
IS HIGHER THAN MONDAY. LATEST MESOANALYSIS ALONG WITH THE
MODIFIED 12Z KIAD RAOB SHOWS AROUND 1000 TO 1500 J/KG OF MLCAPE.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG A PRESSURE
TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF CONVECTION IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM WEST VIRGINIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND IT WILL
REACH THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS EARLY THIS
EVENING. GIVEN THE MODERATE AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE
SHEAR PROFILES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM NEAR AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 95 THROUGH THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. THIS IS WHERE THE
HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWEST AND THE SHEAR PROFILES WILL BE STRONGEST.
THE CONVECTION TREND SHOULD DECREASE OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING...BUT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT
WITH THE COLD FRONT NEARBY. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST. MIN TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM THE 60S IN THE POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY TO THE MIDDLE 70S IN WASHINGTON
AND BALTIMORE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY FROM THE
NORTHWEST AND IT WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH TOWARD SOUTHERN MARYLAND
AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. SOMEWHAT DRIER AND COOLER AIR MAY FILTER
INTO THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS WILL
RANGE FROM THE 70S IN THE RIDGES OF THE ALLEGHENY AND POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS TO NEAR 90 IN WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE AS WELL AS THE
VIRGINIA PIEDMONT.
THE WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS ALONG WITH FORCING FROM THE COLD FRONT
WILL ALLOW THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. INSTABILITY WILL BE
LIMITED ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA...BUT FARTHER
SOUTH AND EAST HIGHER AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY ALONG WITH STRONGER
SHEAR PROFILES AND MID-LEVEL DRY AIR SUGGESTS THAT A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL
BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONGER STORMS
WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO SOUTHERN MARYLAND...WHERE
INSTABILITY WILL BE HIGHEST.
A NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS TO MOVE INTO MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPS WILL RANGE
FROM THE 50S IN THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
70S IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA THURSDAY MORNING
RETREATS SLIGHTLY NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. WITH SHORT WAVES MOVING
THROUGH CONFLUENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...WILL SEE CONTINUED CHANCES
OF CONVECTION...MAINLY ELEVATED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE SURFACE FRONT
THURSDAY ALONG AND EAST OF I-95. WILL ALSO SEE CONVECTION POSSIBLE
WITH TERRAIN CIRCULATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS AND BLUE RIDGE. NAM KEEPS THE FRONT FARTHER NORTH IN
RESPONSE TO COASTAL LOW SYSTEM...BUT IS THE OUTLIER AT THIS TIME.
12Z GFS IS ALSO KEEPING HIGH PRESSURE FARTHER NORTH THAN PREVIOUS
RUNS HOWEVER...AND WITH UPPER TROUGH PUSHING OVERHEAD FRIDAY...WILL
BRING SOME SMALL CHANCE POPS INTO FORECAST. MAY NEED TO INCREASE
THESE POPS IF THESE TRENDS CONTINUE. WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN
ENSUES FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH STRONG
MOISTURE RETURN REMAINS LIMITED UNTIL MONDAY. INSTABILITY AND SHEAR
LOOK MORE FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT
AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHWARD DIVING
CANADIAN CLOSED LOW.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME THROUGH THIS EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PASS THROUGH THE TERMINALS...FIRST
ACROSS THE WESTERN TERMINALS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN ACROSS
THE EASTERN TERMINALS THIS EVENING. BRIEF SUBVFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN THUNDERSTORMS...AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
MOST OF THE TIME LATE TONIGHT...BUT MVFR VSBYS FROM BR CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH
VFR CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT
BE RULED OUT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PATCHY FOG IS
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
A STALLED FRONT WILL BRING CHANCES OF AFTERNOON STORMS
TO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WARMER AIR WILL RETURN FOR THE
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.MARINE...
THE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THIS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS DURING THIS
TIME. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE
MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING. SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.
A STALLED FRONT WILL BRING CHANCES OF AFTERNOON STORMS TO
THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WARMER AIR WILL RETURN FOR THE
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK AND SCA
CONDITIONS MAY BE MET.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ530>534-
537-539>541-543.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ535-
536-538-542.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BJL
NEAR TERM...BJL
SHORT TERM...BJL
LONG TERM...AEB
AVIATION...BJL/AEB
MARINE...BJL/AEBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 521 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 091000- 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- 521 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 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 IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 11 PM. SEE WBCWCNLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A COLD FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THESE MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL....MAINLY SOUTH OF WASHINGTON AND ANNAPOLIS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-091000- 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- 521 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 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 FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM. SEE WBCWCNLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
506 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM TSTM WND DMG PETERSBURG 39.00N 79.13W
07/08/2014 GRANT WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1400674
LEEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
509 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM TSTM WND GST FROSTBURG 39.65N 78.93W
07/08/2014 M58 MPH ALLEGANY MD MESONET
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY MESONET
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1400675
LEEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
512 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0442 PM TSTM WND DMG SENECA ROCKS 38.83N 79.38W
07/08/2014 PENDLETON WV 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN NEAR SENECA ROCKS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1400676
LEEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
513 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0507 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NW NEW CREEK 39.40N 79.07W
07/08/2014 M63 MPH MINERAL WV TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1400677
CBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
517 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE MAYSVILLE 39.10N 79.13W
07/08/2014 GRANT WV TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON RT 42 IN MAYSVILLE
&&
EVENT NUMBER LWX1400678
CBThe Sterling radar (KLWX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:44 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There was a tree down along with multiple large branches.
There was a large tree branch down on a house on East Hart Street.
There was a tree down across the Road near the intersection of Mill Gap Road and Lower Back Creek Road.
There was a tree down across Strasburg Road.
There was a tree down across Stonewall Jackson Highway.
There was a tree down blocking Woodgrove Road near Allder School Road.
There were trees down near the intersection of Possum Hollow Drive and Delaplane Grade Road.
There were two large trees down near Hirst Road in Purcellville.
There were two large trees down near W-OD trail west of Route 7 in Leesburg.
There was a large tree down near Herndon Parkway and Monroe Street.
There were 3-5 inch tree branches down.
There were large tree limbs down.
There was a tree down across Lambs Creek Church Road near the intersection with Kings Highway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2014
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: 536678, 536681, 536679, 536684, 536685, 536689, 536687, 536690, 536691, 536692, 536693, 536695, 536696.