Isolated severe thunderstorms produced localized damaging wind gusts during the mid to late afternoon and early evening hours across eastern West Virginia and north-central Virginia. One storm produced considerable wind damage over a small portion of the north-central Virginia piedmont.
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Isolated severe thunderstorms produced localized damaging wind gusts during the mid to late afternoon and early evening hours across eastern West Virginia and north-central Virginia. One storm produced considerable wind damage over a small portion of the north-central Virginia piedmont.
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 6, 9:14 AM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1014 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A weak area of low pressure over eastern North Carolina will move offshore by this evening. Meanwhile, a cold front will slowly work east from the Ohio River Valley today and approach the area Saturday before pushing south of the area Sunday. A stronger cold front will cross the area during the middle portion of next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... A vort max noted in water vapor imagery is driving a cluster of showers and thunderstorms over southwestern PA and north central WV. Models don't have the best placement of this convection, but the combination of the forcing and at least some elevated instability to the east suggests this activity could persist in some form across the northern third of the area. Additional storms may fire along the terrain and in closer proximity to a surface low and second shortwave currently over Ohio. This activity will likely affect the western half of the area this afternoon. Showers associated with low pressure over the northern Outer Banks continue to skirt southern Maryland but should not make any addition northwestward progress. Heights will gradually fall over the region over the next 60 hours or through the day Sunday. This will support a lee-side trof this afternoon and promote moisture and instability to support showers and thunderstorms, particularly west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. T-storm activity is expected to spread east and reach the metros during the evening hours, although with weakening intensity. There is a risk of some severe wx this afternoon, mainly for areas west of I-81 and into northern MD and PA. An isolated instance of flooding is also possible in this area due to slow storm motions, precipitable water over 1.5 inches, and one hour flash flood guidance of 1-1.5 inches. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... A cold front will enter the fcst area Saturday and continue to support the risk of showers and thunderstorms Saturday and through the weekend. Both forcing and moisture will be plentiful to support numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms. Instability will be modest due to widespread clouds and weak lapse rates. Trough axis is expected to shift east of the area Sunday night, which should result in a decreasing trend of showers. However, summer fronts/troughs tend to move slower than model guidance indicate. So, we'll see about this. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... A broad longwave trough with an embedded closed upper low is forecast to dive southeastward from the Canadian Prairie Provinces and Northern Plains toward the Great Lakes and eventually the Northeast on Monday and Tuesday. That will place us within southwesterly flow aloft ahead of the approaching trough. Gradual height falls aloft atop a seasonably warm and humid airmass will lead to development of at least weak surface based instability on both Monday and Tuesday. Deep layer shear will also be on the increase ahead of the approaching trough. Showers and thunderstorms appear possible on both Monday and Tuesday afternoon, and a few stronger storms can't be ruled out given the overlap of instability and deep layer shear present. Most model guidance shows the aforementioned trough progressing off to our east by Wednesday, with weak upper ridging building in for the middle of the week. This should result in drier conditions locally for Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures should remain seasonable, with highs generally in the low-mid 80s and overnight lows in the upper 50s and 60s. && .AVIATION /14Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A cluster of showers and thunderstorms is cross the Appalachians this morning. This activity would most likely affect MRB, but will have to see what holds together to the east. Additional t-storms are likely at MRB this afternoon, with scattered activity reaching the metro areas after 21Z. There should be a weakening trend with eastward extent, so the PROB30 groups represent closer to a 50 percent chance at IAD and 30 percent chance at BWI. They should dissipate by 02Z, if not sooner. More widespread showers and t-storms are expected Sat into Sun as a cold front slowly crosses the area. Prevailing VFR conditions are expected on both Monday and Tuesday, but temporary drops to sub-VFR conditions may be possible either afternoon. Winds are expected to be out of the south to southwest both days. && .MARINE... Generally, light winds below 10 kt through Sunday. Lightning will be the main threat over the weekend. Winds increase Sunday behind a weak cold front and SCAs may become necessary. Sub-SCA level south to southwesterly winds are expected on both Monday and Tuesday. Thunderstorms may be possible either afternoon. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...None. MD...None. VA...None. WV...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...LFR NEAR TERM...ADS/LFR SHORT TERM...LFR LONG TERM...KJP AVIATION...ADS/LFR/KJP MARINE...ADS/LFR/KJP
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 502 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508- VAZ053>057-527-071000- 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-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard- Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 502 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508- 526-WVZ050>053-055-071000- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire- Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- 502 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight An isolated severe thunderstorm or two is possible this afternoon into early this evening for areas west of Route 15. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ501-502-509-510-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-071000- Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Western Garrett-Eastern Garrett-Western Highland-Eastern Highland- Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral- Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton- 502 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland County Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight An isolated severe thunderstorm or two is possible this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:26 UTC.
17 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees blew down near the intersection of Tollhouse Road/Wenner Road and VA-287 Berlin Turnpike.
There were four reports of trees blown down in the vicinity of Oakpark.
Numerous trees blew down along Meander Run Road heading towards Locust Dale.
Multiple trees were uprooted off of Oak Park Road.
Numerous trees blew down in the Rapidan and Locust Dale areas. A few trees fell onto houses. Damage was reported at the Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department.
Numerous trees blew down along Clarks Mountain Road.
Numerous trees blew down along Mount Sharon Road.
Numerous trees blew down along Brick Church Road.
A wind gust of 65 knots (75 MPH) was measured by the AWOS at Orange County Airport (KOMH).
Multiple trees blew down along Lahore Road heading into VA-629 Lahore, and then also along Marquis Road heading north and south out of Lahore.
Multiple trees blew down along Monrovia Road.
Trees blew down near Warrenton, including one onto a house in the 7000 block of Skyland Drive.
Trees and wires blew down in the 1700 block of VA-20 Stony Point Road.
Trees blew down blocking the intersection of Anchorage Lane and Parishville Road.
Trees and wires blew down in the 100 block of VA-127 Bloomery Pike.
Several trees blew down in the 600 block of Luke Road, and on westbound I-66 near mile marker 6.
Trees blew down near the intersection of Dismal Hollow Road and Happy Creek Road, and at the nearby firehouse.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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