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2022 Mid-Atlantic Severe Wx Thread (General Discussion Etc)

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Bro In law caught this beast of a bolt in Fenwick yesterday.  Too bad the neighbor's roof blocks part of the view but a pretty wild shot nonetheless.           

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Lots of thunder, lightning and heavy rain.  No wind hardly at all.  Perfect rainbow storm with the sun breaking out as the clouds cleared to the west. Saw the rainbow and told my 12 yo daughter to tak

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I was stuck in a meeting and couldn't get outside, but that Loudoun cell was looking pretty beastly from inside on approach. Thankful that the worst stayed just north of me

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6 hours ago, BlizzardNole said:

WTOP has an article on the 20-year anniversary of the La Plata Tornado.  What a monster that thing was

Still remember it like it was yesterday. I remember the story of my grandparents seeing the tornado looking north out of their house at the time. 

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Just now, NorthArlington101 said:

Tornado watch for CHO and points south/east.  

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 187
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
232 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2022

VAC003-015-125-540-790-820-070200-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.A.0187.220506T1832Z-220507T0200Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 187 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

ALBEMARLE             CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
NELSON

IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

AUGUSTA               CITY OF STAUNTON      CITY OF WAYNESBORO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, CROZET, GREENFIELD,
STAUNTON, STAUNTON, WAYNESBORO, AND WAYNESBORO.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
859 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Augusta County in western Virginia...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 859 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles west of Stuarts Draft, or 11 miles southwest of
  Staunton, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown,
           flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur.
           Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is
           likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Stuarts Draft and Sherando around 915 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mint
Spring, Lyndhurst, Spottswood, Greenville and Middlebrook.

Tornado Warning Augusta County till 915pm

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
902 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Nelson County in central Virginia...
  South central Albemarle County in central Virginia...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 902 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Clifford, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown,
           flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur.
           Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is
           likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Shipman around 925 PM EDT.
  Schuyler around 930 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Norwood, Tye River, Lovingston, Wingina, Roseland, Elma, Arrington,
Buffalo Springs, Scottsville and Esmont.
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@NorthArlington101 

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
906 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Nelson County in central Virginia...
  The City of Charlottesville in central Virginia...
  Albemarle County in central Virginia...
  East central Augusta County in western Virginia...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 906 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Stuarts Draft to near Wintergreen to New Glasgow,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches
           to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as
           damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by
           downed trees. Localized power outages are possible.
           Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Charlottesville, Crozet, Shipman, Schuyler, Campbell, Westmoreland,
  Hollymead, Ivy, Arrington, Scottsville, Esmont, Allens Creek, North
  Garden, Covesville, Yancey Mills, Stony Point, Buffalo Springs,
  Flordon, Norwood and Scott Stadium.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or
small interior room.
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1005 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

VAC003-079-137-540-070245-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-220507T0245Z/
City of Charlottesville VA-Orange VA-Albemarle VA-Greene VA-
1005 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE...ALBEMARLE AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES AND
THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...

At 1005 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Grottoes to 6 miles southwest of Lake
Monticello, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to
         fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage
         homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed
         trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured
         light objects may become projectiles.

Locations impacted include...
Charlottesville, Crozet, Free Union, Campbell, Westmoreland,
Hollymead, Gordonsville, Ruckersville, Ivy, Scottsville, Quinque,
Eheart, Barboursville, Stony Point, Flordon, Haneytown, Newtown,
Amicus, Scott Stadium and Somerset.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and
western Virginia.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Had an extremely loud crack of thunder IVO our house NW of Vienna about 5 mins ago.  Much louder than a normal "crack" of thunder associated with a nearby lightening strike.  Wonder if there's a temp inversion aloft with the inbound cell that amplified the sound?  The stranger thing was we didn't detect any flash.  Wasn't a transformer breaker popping - had a long echo to it.  Really odd.  

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7 hours ago, RDM said:

Had an extremely loud crack of thunder IVO our house NW of Vienna about 5 mins ago.  Much louder than a normal "crack" of thunder associated with a nearby lightening strike.  Wonder if there's a temp inversion aloft with the inbound cell that amplified the sound?  The stranger thing was we didn't detect any flash.  Wasn't a transformer breaker popping - had a long echo to it.  Really odd.  

I gots you fam! :D

You heard this.972277433_RDMsSurprise.thumb.PNG.1488db743a02c39ec4a657f9dc368f4e.PNG

Note: Times are in CDT so this would be at 12:10am EDT.

 

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4 minutes ago, George BM said:

I gots you fam! :D

You heard this.972277433_RDMsSurprise.thumb.PNG.1488db743a02c39ec4a657f9dc368f4e.PNG

Note: Times are in CDT so this would be at 12:10am EDT.

 

That was it.   Just far enough away the rain and low cloud deck obscured the flash.  The "bang" was pretty intense.  What app are you using?  I check this one and it didn't show any lightening strike IVO our area at that time.  http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en    

 

 

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3 minutes ago, RDM said:

That was it.   Just far enough away the rain and low cloud deck obscured the flash.  The "bang" was pretty intense.  What app are you using?  I check this one and it didn't show any lightening strike IVO our area at that time.  http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en    

 

 

I use https://weather.us/lightning

Good for getting lightning data over the past 24 hours.

 

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Looking ahead - CIPS analogs still aren't really enthused with any severe potential for the next while. There does seem to be some uptick in the longer range analogs beyond 240hrs. That's way out there, though. We'll have to see if it's a snoozer of a spring severe season for the immediate DC area or if there is a rapid uptick as we get into our climo butter zone. 

We usually get a window from May into most of June where we can get some decent CAPE combined with still decent wind fields. Once we get to late June/July it tends to get more pulsey in nature as the shear is usually less impressive. 

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