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#61 Postby Weatherfreak14 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:34 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:Awaiting the 1730Z Day 2 update - upgrade to high risk?


Nah I really dont think they will issue the HIGH today, i think they may wait until the morning when there is more confidence.
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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#62 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:46 pm

SPC AC 041738

DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1238 PM CDT WED JUN 04 2008

VALID 051200Z - 061200Z

...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS SERN SD...SRN MN...ERN
NEB....NRN AND WRN IA...CENTRAL AND ERN KS...AND N CENTRAL OK...

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE
PLAINS/MID MO VALLEY REGION...

...SYNOPSIS...
LARGE UPPER TROUGH/LOW CENTERED OVER THE ROCKIES AT THE START OF THE
PERIOD IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY EWD INTO THE PLAINS...WHILE TAKING
ON A NEGATIVE TILT LATE. THIS TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY
STRONG DEEP-LAYER WIND FIELD...INCLUDING A SSWLY MID-LEVEL JET IN
EXCESS OF 80 KT FORECAST TO ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND
INTO THE PLAINS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

AT THE SURFACE...A ROUGHLY 990 MB LOW INITIALLY EXPECTED OVER WRN KS
WILL MOVE SLOWLY NNEWD WITH TIME...LIKELY REACHING A POSITION INVOF
ERN SD BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. AS THE LOW MOVES NWD...WARM FRONT
EXTENDING E OF THE LOW WILL ALSO MAKE SLOW NWD PROGRESS...CROSSING
ERN NEB/IA/SRN WI/LOWER MI THROUGH THE DAY...AND THEN ACROSS MUCH OF
MN/WI/UPPER MI DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE PERIOD. MEANWHILE...A
TRAILING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EWD/SEWD ACROSS THE PLAINS
THROUGH THE DAY...AND SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE LOW SWD ACROSS ERN
NEB/WRN IA...ERN KS/WRN OK...AND INTO WRN TX BY 06/12Z.

...PORTIONS OF N TX NWD ACROSS THE PLAINS AND NEWD INTO THE UPPER MS
VALLEY/UPPER GREAT LAKES...
A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS AND MID
MO VALLEY REGION FOR DAY 2 /THURSDAY JUNE 5/. HIGH CONFIDENCE
EXISTS THAT WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WEATHER WILL OCCUR FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...THOUGH SOME QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO STORM MODE -- AND
THEREFORE MOST LIKELY SEVERE WEATHER TYPE -- REMAIN.

OVERALL...EXPECT STORMS ONGOING WITHIN ZONE OF ISENTROPIC LIFT N OF
THE WARM FRONT AT THE START OF THE PERIOD -- ACROSS PARTS OF THE NRN
PLAINS/UPPER MS VALLEY -- TO SHIFT NEWD WITH TIME. SEVERE THREAT --
PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF HAIL -- MAY ACCOMPANY STRONGER STORMS
WITHIN THIS REGION.


MEANWHILE...A VERY MOIST BUT CAPPED BOUNDARY LAYER IS FORECAST
DURING THE DAY...WHILE DAYTIME HEATING IN CONJUNCTION WITH STEEP
LAPSE RATES ALOFT RESULTS IN MODERATE DESTABILIZATION. AS HEIGHTS
FALL ALOFT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND THE COLD FRONT
MOVES EWD ACROSS WRN PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS...CAP SHOULD WEAKEN
SLOWLY...ALLOWING INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR DURING THE
AFTERNOON -- LIKELY ACROSS NEB/KS. STORMS WILL LIKELY EXPAND SWD
ALONG THE FRONT WITH TIME...AND ALSO EWD ACROSS IA/SRN MN/WI INVOF
RETREATING WARM FRONT.

ALONG WITH FAVORABLY-UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT...VERY STRONG DEEP-LAYER
WIND FIELD IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH THE
DAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. STRONG SLY/SSELY FLOW AT LOW
LEVELS WILL VEER AND INCREASE WITH HEIGHT TO NEAR 80 KT FROM THE SSW
AT MID LEVELS...RESULTING IN SHEAR SUPPORTIVE OF STRONG UPDRAFT
ORGANIZATION/ROTATION. STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS SHOULD
RAPIDLY BECOME SUPERCELLULAR...ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED THREATS FOR
VERY LARGE HAIL...STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS...AND
POTENTIALLY-SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES.


WHILE STORM MODE WILL LIKELY BE SUPERCELLULAR INITIALLY...MERIDIONAL
NATURE OF THE FLOW FIELD ALOFT AND LINEAR FORCING ALONG THE FRONT OF
AN OTHERWISE POTENTIALLY-CAPPED AIRMASS RAISES QUESTIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE STORM MODE WITH TIME. AT LEAST SOME
POTENTIAL EXISTS THAT THE DOMINANT MODE BECOMES LINEAR THROUGH THE
EVENING/OVERNIGHT...THOUGH STILL WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS. WHILE
THESE QUESTIONS REGARDING STORM MODE MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DISCERN
ATTM WHETHER THE EVENT WILL END UP BEING PRIMARILY A TORNADO
OUTBREAK...A WIND EVENT WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED TORNADO EVENTS...OR
SOME COMBINATION OF THE TWO...THE EVENT SHOULD NONETHELESS PROVE TO
BE A SIGNIFICANT/DAMAGING EVENT ACROSS AN AREA CENTERED OVER KS/SRN
AND ERN NEB/WRN IA.

..GOSS.. 06/04/2008

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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#63 Postby wbug1 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:22 pm

Looks like a moderate derecho has formed and will move into the Baltimore/Washington area. Will intensify with daytime heating.
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#64 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:47 pm

TORNADO WARNING
VAC059-061-107-153-041930-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0014.080604T1842Z-080604T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
242 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 8 MILES WEST OF ARCOLA...
MOVING EAST AT 57 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDDLEBURG...
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...
ASHBURN...
HERNDON...
COUNTRYSIDE...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!

LAT...LON 3906 7739 3890 7738 3891 7773 3902 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 263DEG 49KT 3897 7760

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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#65 Postby wbug1 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:54 pm

Looks like the derecho has intensified and now tornado warnings up and heading in general area of Washington and Baltimore, VA.
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#66 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:56 pm

Derecho coming into DC it looks like...
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#67 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:57 pm

SEL9

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 449
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

DELAWARE
EASTERN MARYLAND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM UNTIL
800 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA TO 15 MILES EAST OF WALLOPS VIRGINIA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 446...WW 447...WW 448...

DISCUSSION...FAST-MOVING BOW ECHO CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE DC METRO
AREA WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD INTO THIS REGION IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
A SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS IS EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG THE LEADING EDGE.
STRONG INSTABILITY WILL ALSO POSE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF AND SOUTH OF SQUALL LINE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27045.


...HART
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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#68 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:00 pm

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
DCC001-MDC003-005-009-013-017-021-027-031-033-037-510-VAC013-059-153-
510-610-042015-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0081.080604T1855Z-080604T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
255 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...
BALTIMORE CITY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...
ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
EASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
CALVERT COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
ST. MARYS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 251 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND MOVING EAST AT 58 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THE ENTIRE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METRO AREAS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH EXTREME WINDS OVER A LARGE AREA.
TAKE COVER NOW!


DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE
NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH
WINDS AND MAY BE OVERTURNED.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.

LAT...LON 3971 7660 3953 7654 3937 7635 3919 7644
3926 7660 3908 7640 3874 7655 3809 7633
3831 7683 3838 7685 3838 7688 3832 7685
3837 7696 3846 7703 3842 7727 3914 7711
3934 7717 3951 7713 3962 7729 3972 7721
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 268DEG 50KT 3925 7743 3913 7747
3899 7739 3874 7744 3863 7761 3857 7781

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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#69 Postby wbug1 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:03 pm

I was just about to post that NWS warning... by my eye a strong derecho is about to move through the area in 15 minutes (west side Washington). Motion of the line is east at about 60 mph. The radar presentation shows a strong bow echo.
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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#70 Postby wbug1 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:05 pm

In addition:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
242 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 8 MILES WEST OF ARCOLA...
MOVING EAST AT 57 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDDLEBURG...
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...
ASHBURN...
HERNDON...
COUNTRYSIDE...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!

LAT...LON 3906 7739 3890 7738 3891 7773 3902 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 263DEG 49KT 3897 7760

$$

GMS
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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#71 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:05 pm

wbug1 wrote:I was just about to post that NWS warning... by my eye a strong derecho is about to move through the area in 15 minutes (west side Washington). Motion of the line is east at about 60 mph. The radar presentation shows a strong bow echo.


Wouldn't be surprised to see 100 mph winds in spots.
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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#72 Postby wbug1 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:13 pm

Wow. It looks even stronger now. Also the other two areas of storms in Indiana and Ohio have intensified with tor warnings up.
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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#73 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:20 pm

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#74 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:23 pm

From my count, about 220,000 without power right now. Looks to be worse than Isabel there...
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#75 Postby Bunkertor » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:23 pm

No TV coverage for the DC area at this point. I tried some stations.
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#76 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:26 pm

Bunkertor wrote:No TV coverage for the DC area at this point. I tried some stations.


That's correct. The largest markets are often harder to get coverage for since they don't put as much into weather relatively speaking.
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#77 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:28 pm

TORNADO WARNING
MDC003-027-031-033-042000-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0015.080604T1920Z-080604T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
320 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR WHITE OAK...MOVING
EAST AT 43 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELTSVILLE...
HILLANDALE...
ADELPHI...
COLLEGE PARK...
GREENBELT...
LAUREL...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!

DO NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES!

LAT...LON 3920 7676 3896 7671 3900 7708 3912 7712
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 274DEG 37KT 3903 7701

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Re: June 4-7: Another severe weather outbreak?

#78 Postby Bunkertor » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:29 pm

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#79 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:32 pm

From my count, about 260,000 without power in the DC metro now...not sure about Baltimore area, need to check that out.

EDIT: Make that about 300,000 from PEPCO and Dominion Power.
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Re: June 4-7: Mid-Atlantic derecho, Plains tornadoes?

#80 Postby wbug1 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:44 pm

I was looking at D.C cams and it looks like many on the west side are out (power out). I don't see any signs of really high winds, looked like about 60 mph from some of the cams and no obvious debris on the streets. Perhaps lightning strikes caused the outage, or high winds elsewhere.
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