This little supercell that just passed over west side of Alexandria is hooking pretty good near the Rt1 exit /WW Bridge. Winds are sub severe but frequent gusts.
Haven't been down to Clearwater since the 1990's but remember the first and second visit vividly. The causeway that leads out there is very low. The first year I visited, there was a tropical depression offshore and the water was up to the shoulders at road level. Second time I was there, from Clearwater beach the GOM was as calm as glass and that was a truly impressive sight. Goodluck with your chase WxWatcher007.
GREarth is showing some areas of uber extreme southwest Charles County about 5 or so miles south of Nanjemoy with 14.5 to 15 inches of rain in the past 12 hours and an area about 5 or so miles wide surrounding it with 9-10 plus inches. That 3k NAM just missed by 25 miles south.
Some serious rainfall totals are going to start building up in Charles, St. Mary's, King George, and Stafford counties. Southwestern Charles County with 3-4 inches in the past hour and still going.
Since there are not many clouds out there, are the local radars picking up cicadas surrounding each of the radars?? LWX, TBWI, TDCA, TADW all have strong returns surrounding the sites.
Partly cloudy here in Waldorf area as well, the boundary is nearby. Will we get severe storms tonight or heavier rain totals as the weekend progresses?
Still most likely only going to involve southern MD and central VA but we already have CAPE up into southern MD and it is pooled up against the boundary in central VA
Measured 0.73" of rain this morning at 8am, probably approaching an inch total now. Seventeen of the past 22 days being dry, but the ground is soaked again with standing water.