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  1. Hank Scorpio
    I went and checked out the damage path from the Wednesday tornado north of Leesburg. It took a route right through a neighborhood, but thankfully all of the damage I could see was limited to trees. Obvious damage in a couple of spots right next to the road, but there were some bigger trees down back way behind houses. Two things I found particularly interesting, first that it touched down almost immediately after getting over the catoctins. They aren't very high in that spot, but I do wonder if the terrain had any impact on timing. And second, how fast that thing must have been moving. NWS said it was only on unit ground for a minute, but the damage path was pretty darn long still. I also went back and looked at the pictures I took on Wednesday and then compared them to the radar loop, and what I was seeing makes a lot more sense now. The tornado north of Leesburg lifted just as I started taking pictures. And so what I was focused on instead was the new rotation that was just beginning and was what eventually produced the long track tornado that moved through Montgomery county.
  2. Hank Scorpio
    This site is a great resource for historical tornado tracks by state: https://data.newsleader.com/tornado-archive/maryland/ I've spent way too much time on that site. Obviously a low sample size, but it does seem like a lot of the longer track tornadoes in that area are more west -> east based.
  3. Hank Scorpio
    https://x.com/_FordR/status/1798493804963708978?s=19 This was my view of the rotation as it moved across Loudoun but before it hopped the Potomac
  4. Hank Scorpio
    I had a great sight line on the rotating meso as it moved across northern Loudoun. Was definitely rotating but I never saw it put anything down. Could have certainly been just out of my view though!
  5. Hank Scorpio
    And the location named in that tweet lines up pretty darn close to the best frame in the velocity scan from last night
  6. Hank Scorpio
    This frame was interesting too...seemed to tighten up for just a minute
  7. Hank Scorpio
    Interesting...tornado warning on that little line coming out of MD into WV. Doesn't look like a ton of rotation on radar, but doesn't take much sometimes
  8. Hank Scorpio
    Got massively lucky where I am in Texas. A big blobby low cloud moved in 10 minutes from totality but got out of the way with 1 minute to spare. Stole this from my brother, so cool to see the activity shooting up off the surface of the sun. Incredible stuff.
  9. Hank Scorpio
    I've never rooted harder for Canada haha. Is it the strength of the low or the position that's causing such a drastic difference in cloud cover forecast from the RGEM?
  10. Hank Scorpio
    Same. Glanced outside, happened to see a flash of lightning, and had to check radar to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me. Sure does seem like we've had a lot more lightning and thunder so far this year as compared to a typical spring.
  11. Hank Scorpio
    This map will let you click anywhere and the little popup will tell you exactly how long totality will last in your location: https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/ I'm taking my family to Texas for the same reason as many others...seemed like the best chance for sunny weather. We should be looking at about 3.5 minutes of totality in our location which will be a lot of fun. I was in upstate SC for the 2017 eclipse and traffic afterwards was a nightmare. I learned my lesson though and booked a spot right in the path this time, so no travel the day of will be required. Can't wait
  12. Hank Scorpio
    There's a little spot on the side of Sycolin Rd between leesburg and broadlands that was situated perfectly to build a massive drift after the second January snow. I've been keeping my eye on it and looks like it'll finally disappear today. 3 weeks of snow on the ground in that one spot...impressive. Also, I don't know if I've already started to adjust to warmer temps but the breeze today made 42° feel so cold.
  13. Hank Scorpio
    Got the whole family out sledding before the sun went down. Great way to wrap up the outside portion of a snowy day
  14. Hank Scorpio
    Streamer band was fun as it came through leesburg! Shoveled the driveway right before and it looks like that band added a quick 1/4"
  15. Hank Scorpio
    For no particular reason, I think I'll post this picture I took over the summer of the giant gas flare off tower they installed in Georgetown. Sure was a surprise they allowed it to be built there
  16. Hank Scorpio
    Shreve mill Rd just south of leesburg is closed due to flooding. Not too surprising, since that spot probably floods 5 times a year. Just down the road, goose creek was just about at the top of its banks. Guessing that'll overflow soon, but as far as I know it won't threaten any roads in the area. Still impressive to see how far it's come up in a relatively short amount of time today.
  17. Hank Scorpio
    Always nice to see the first frost of the season. Interestingly, no frost in people's yards in my neighborhood, but pretty heavy frost in the open areas. It was also cool to see frost in the lower spots around the neighborhood...really makes all the little tiny microclimates clear
  18. Hank Scorpio
    A little something is popping up right now just west of town, right where the two outflows collided. Not showing up that well on radar, but I can see rain falling
  19. Hank Scorpio
    Yo! I can see that cell in eastern Loudoun, and it's plenty noisy. But it looks like it'll slide to my east while the cells to my west also just miss. Good lightning show at least!
  20. Hank Scorpio
    I chased the Leesburg QLCS notch on foot... Couldn't tell if the lowering in the back was rotating, and I didn't wanna stand around for long to figure it out
  21. Hank Scorpio
    Looks like it's still growing, too
  22. Hank Scorpio
    The cell crossing from WV into MD, just south of Hagerstown, is looking pretty healthy from my vantage point.
  23. Hank Scorpio
    Had a great view of the storms that were moving off to the SE of Fredericksburg earlier, illuminated by the setting sun. Now enjoying some time out on the front porch as temps dip under 80 and we have a lovely breeze out of the northwest in Leesburg. So pleasant out right now
  24. Hank Scorpio
    Agreed, best storm we've had all summer. Winds were right around severe level in Leesburg in my neighborhood
  25. Hank Scorpio
    Where's @IronTy? I have a bunch of imperial moth eggs for him to save. Guessing they won't do too well on brick, since they really belong on a leaf
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