Mid-Atlantic Outbreak, June 1

[WeatherGuesser]

Off-Topic: I don't know why the state abbreviation for Maryland is MD...it just doesn't seem right.

MIchigan
MiSsissippi
MissOuri
MAssachusetts
MainE
MonTana
MiNnesota
MarylanD

A and N were taken. Guess they could have used R, Y or L.



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So, have there been any actual touchdowns or damage?

[angelwing]

I am at work in Philly now and it is cloudy...I am listening and trying to watch this:

http://wusa9.com/video/breakingvideo.aspx

Live updates from MD/Va/DC...they are expecting more

I have to work till 9:30 then I can go home to Lansdale...which is 30 miles NW of Philly...needless to say I am a little worried, the PA turnpike and the Blue Route are not the best when it rains and I sure as hell am not taking the Surekill expressway!

ALso so this on my facebook:


Tornado Watch For The Following Counties till 9 PM
Adams Bedford Berks
Blair Cambria Cameron
Centre Clearfield Clinton
Columbia Cumberland Dauphin
Elk Fayette Franklin
Fulton Huntingdon Juniata
Lancaster Lebanon Lycoming
McKean Mifflin Montour
Northumberland Perry Potter
Schuylkill Snyder Somerset
Sullivan Tioga Union
Westmoreland York

[angelwing]

*snip A tornado reportedly touched down Friday afternoon in Westmoreland County.

"We did have a report of a (tornado) touchdown in the Ligonier Township area. We don't have any specifics as far as damages or what, if any, injuries we've had. We do have people on-scene in the area assessing the situation and we will be opening a limited (emergency operations center) at the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety," said Westmoreland County public safety assistant information officer Sandra Smyth.*snip

rest at link below

Read more: http://www.wtae.com/weather/Tornado-rep ... z1waEk8eDW

http://www.wtae.com/weather/Tornado-rep ... index.html

[CrazyC83]

The squall line could also bring some spin-up tornadoes as well.

[CrazyC83]

WWUS51 KLWX 012333
SVSLWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
733 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

MDC003-005-510-012345-
/O.CON.KLWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120601T2345Z/
BALTIMORE MD-BALTIMORE CITY MD-ANNE ARUNDEL MD-
733 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR THE
BALTIMORE CITY...AND ANNE ARUNDEL AND BALTIMORE COUNTIES...

AT 731 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARBUTUS...OR NEAR GWYNNS FALLS...MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR
VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3921 7664 3923 7668 3927 7666 3930 7658
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 199DEG 21KT 3926 7666

$$

KRAMAR

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1014
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0554 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2012

AREAS AFFECTED...NERN NC...ERN VA...MD...DE...SERN PA...NJ

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 333...

VALID 012254Z - 020100Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 333 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS PERSIST OVER
THE AREA...AND A SEVERE THREAT MAY EXPAND NEWD INTO PORTIONS OF SERN
PA...DE AND CNTRL/SRN NJ.

DISCUSSION...RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW SUPERCELLS OVER VA AND
MD...WITH NOTABLE CIRCULATIONS NOW ENTERING KING GEORGE COUNTY AND
FARTHER S INTO HANOVER COUNTY. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE
WIND PROFILES FOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES REMAIN...AND A NEW WATCH
WILL REPLACE #333 PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED 0100Z EXPIRATION.

..JEWELL.. 06/01/2012


ATTN...WFO...PHI...AKQ...MHX...CTP...LWX...RAH...RNK...

LAT...LON 39467737 40587681 40677580 40487554 40157569 39477570
38487563 38447507 37917522 37487541 36747584 36257595
36007684 36037745 36197925 36207935 39467737

[CrazyC83]

WUS51 KAKQ 020010
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
810 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

VAC650-700-735-020030-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120602T0030Z/
CITY OF POQUOSON VA-CITY OF HAMPTON VA-CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS VA-
810 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF
NEWPORT NEWS...EASTERN CITY OF HAMPTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF
POQUOSON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

AT 801 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED WATERSPOUTS
OVER THE JAMES RIVER...EAST OF THE MONITOR MERRIMACK BRIDGE. THE
STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND MAY MOVE INLAND AND
PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FORT MONROE AROUND 815 PM EDT.
BUCKROE BEACH AND HAMPTON AROUND 820 PM EDT.
GRAND VIEW AROUND 825 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE LANGLEY
VIEW...PHOEBUS...HALLWOOD AND FOX HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 7629 3699 7630 3700 7633 3700 7636
3698 7637 3696 7636 3693 7640 3694 7644
3696 7645 3715 7631 3712 7627 3709 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 230DEG 20KT 3699 7636

$$

LBROWN

[CrazyC83]

SEL8

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 338
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
800 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARYLAND
FAR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY
SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 800 PM
UNTIL 200 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
ROANOKE RAPIDS NORTH CAROLINA TO 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARRISBURG
PENNSYLVANIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 333. WATCH NUMBER 333 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
800 PM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 332...WW 334...WW 335...WW 336...WW
337...

DISCUSSION...THREAT FOR ISOLD TORNADOES AND DMGG WIND EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH MID-LATE EVE ACROSS WW AREA. IT APPEARS THAT THIS
THREAT WILL REMAIN BIMODAL...WITH /1/ EPISODIC STRENGTHENING OF LOW
LVL MESOCYCLONES ASSOCIATED WITH SEMI-DISCRETE/BROKEN LINE
SEGMENTS/SHALLOW SUPERCELLS NOW OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION...AND
/2/ EMBEDDED CIRCULATIONS ALONG FRONTAL/PRE-FRONTAL SQLN NOW
ENTERING WRN PORTIONS OF THE PA/MD/VA PIEDMONT. CONTINUED LOW LVL
MOISTURE RETURN...AND STRENGTHENING OF LOW TO MID LVL WIND FIELD
ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMPLIFICATION/EWD ADVANCE OF UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE
TROUGH...EXPECTED TO SOMEWHAT OFFSET NOCTURNAL STABILIZATION TO
MAINTAIN A RISK FOR SVR WEATHER INTO THE NIGHT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.


...CORFIDI

[CrazyC83]

SEL9

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 339
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
825 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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

SOUTH CENTRAL NEW YORK
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 825 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.

HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF BINGHAMTON NEW YORK TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF WILKESBARRE
PENNSYLVANIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 332...WW 334...WW
335...WW 336...WW 337...WW 338...

DISCUSSION...NRN END OF PRE-COLD FRONTAL SQLN IN N CNTRL PA EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE ENEWD...WITH SOME CONTINUED NWD DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE AS
ASSOCIATED UPR IMPULSE NOW OVER ERN OH ASSUMES MORE OF A NEGATIVE
TILT. WHILE LOW LVL BUOYANCY WILL REMAIN MINIMAL IN WW
AREA...STRENGTHENING OF LOW TO MID LVL WIND FIELD WITH APPROACHING
TROUGH...AND PRESENCE OF EXISTING SQLN/SUSTAINED STORMS SUGGEST
POSSIBILITY FOR DMGG WIND. ON THE SRN EDGE OF WW...WFO PHI /MT
HOLLY NJ/ WILL EXTEND WW 338 NWD INTO CARBON AND MONROE CNTYS PA TO
MEET WITH THIS WW.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 21045.


...CORFIDI

[Stephanie]

Yeah, I have our local weather scan on now with the Tornado Watch scrolling below. My mother's television had an Emergency Broadcast message regarding the severe thunderstorm in MD. I'm in southwestern NJ and we're getting heavy rain with some thunder now.

[angelwing]

TORNADO warning at home till 9:30!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bucks & Montgomery...ack!

[angelwing]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
903 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 901 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
JENKINTOWN...OR NEAR PHILADELPHIA...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WILLOW GROVE...ABINGTON AND BRYN ATHYN BY 910 PM EDT...
HATBORO BY 915 PM EDT...
IVYLAND BY 920 PM EDT...
RICHBORO BY 925 PM EDT...
DOYLESTOWN...6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROBESONIA...7 MILES SOUTH OF
GARDENVILLE AND 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW HOPE BY 930 PM EDT...

[CrazyC83]

TORNADO warning at home till 9:30!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bucks & Montgomery...ack!

Stay safe out there!

[brunota2003]

Hampton, VA had a waterspout move ashore...and BWI's (Baltimore's airport) automatic ASOS message included tornado 1 mile to the west.

I was just in that area last weekend (mostly the Bel Air area) to visit friends for Memorial Day weekend.

[CrazyC83]

I doubt there were any high-intensity tornadoes, but there were likely quite a few - maybe 15 to 20 or so.

[Stephanie]

Yes, thank goodness no heavy damage or serious injuries/death.

[Stephanie]

I've been meaning to share the link to this video. This high school is just outside of Atlantic City, NJ. I believe it happened the day after the Hampton, VA tornado. Can you imagine seeing this thing at graduation?

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/video?id=8694807&pid=8693598

[Cyclenall]

I saw that on the news yesterday, they said it wasn't a tornado or funnel. It looks cool though and I would have stayed to watch.

[Stephanie]

I would've been scared and fascinated at the same time if I was there.

[Stephanie]

It's currently 93 degrees and it's 7:54 pm. JUST a bit out of the ordinary...