The remnants of a frontal boundary from the previous day ignited additional widely scattered thunderstorms during the early evening hours. Most of the wind damage was localized over southern Maryland, where spotty large hail was also reported.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
The remnants of a frontal boundary from the previous day ignited additional widely scattered thunderstorms during the early evening hours. Most of the wind damage was localized over southern Maryland, where spotty large hail was also reported.
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 15, 2:07 PM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Sterling radar (KLWX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:47 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree damage was reported east-northeast of Bel Alton, including a tree that blew down near the intersection of Bel Alton Newtown Road and Mallow Road.
Multiple trees blew down near the intersection of Piedmont Avenue and Columbia Avenue.
A tree blew down onto a house in the 1300 block of Redwood Circle.
Tree damage was reported near Port Tobacco Village, including a tree that blew down onto Darley Drive.
Quarter size hail was reported in La Plata.
A tree blew down onto a house causing significant damage on Farewell Court.
Numerous trees and wires blew down along Mitchell Road.
Tree damage was reported in White Plains, including a tree that blew down in the 9800 block of Marshall Corner Road.
Three trees and several branches blew down on MD-227 Marshall Corner Road.
Tree damage was reported east-southeast of Saint Charles, including a tree that blew down near the intersection of MD-5 Leonardtown Road and Forest Park Drive.
Tree damage was reported near Hancock, including a tree that blew down on Tollgate Ridge Road.
A large tree blew down onto wires near the intersection of Fenwick Road and Mc Crea Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, July 2023
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1107771, 1107772, 1107773, 1107774, 1107775, 1107776, 1107777, 1107778, 1107779, 1107780, 1107781, 1107782.