Wxtrix

every storm has split right before it got to me, lol.

 cross-posting here:

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a 

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... South central Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... 

* Until 400 PM EDT. 

* At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winchester, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 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... Charles Town, Berryville, Brucetown, Cedar Grove, Gaylord, Clear Brook, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Wadesville, Summit Point, Cedar Hill, Stringtown and Rippon.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV
 

i think this is going to pass just to my south. i’m ok with that as long as we get some more rain.

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a 

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... South central Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... 

* Until 400 PM EDT. 

* At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winchester, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 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... Charles Town, Berryville, Brucetown, Cedar Grove, Gaylord, Clear Brook, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Wadesville, Summit Point, Cedar Hill, Stringtown and Rippon.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV
 

second line forming overhead and it’s already noisy. i just got home 10 minutes ago and am feeling pretty happy about beating the storm. plus i had to stop by my friend’s auto body shop and he sent me home with a bunch of brisket.

a couple loud rumbles of thunder (which woke up the cats who were then mad at me for some reason) and .26” of needed rain.

finished with .42" which is pathetic but more than we've had in the last month (or longer).

.34" so far. we missed out on the rain y'all on the other side of the Blue Ridge got so i'm happy to take what i can get.

omg it’s finally raining here.

46 for the low—we’ve had a string of sub-50 lows with the smoke. and the AQI is about to revert back to orange. 

it’s cleared out enough that can vaguely see the gap at Harper’s Ferry again. and i think i can be outside to grill dinner—closest sensor is down to 112.

the last HRRR i saw dumps a black load of smoke out here just after midnight.

@PrinceFrederickWx here's our answer:

6 minutes ago, PrinceFrederickWx said:

What happened in 1989?

i moved to DC.

4 minutes ago, George BM said:

I wonder when the last time a Code Purple for air quality was issued for DC.

not since 1989 at the very least.

we were at 179 last hour and have now bumped up to 225. i haven’t been out yet to see if i can smell smoke.

good thread on protecting yourself (and your pets--smoke is bad for them, too):

not thrilled by the dark orange patch right over my neighborhood on the HRRR.

it hasn’t rained significantly out here in a long time. i’m hoping for a good slug this afternoon now that the rain bands have finally reached me.

On 5/7/2023 at 10:22 AM, Kay said:

Terrible, horrible phone pic but for bird peeps this pileated friend from a few days ago. There's actually a nice-sized group in these woods this year, it's very cool! I've seen multiples at once but not this close/in flight.

i’ve heard them call around me for years but only saw my first one Monday. he’s now busy defending his territory and looking for a mate. i was pretty psyched.

a burst of heavy rain, some thunder and lightning, and now just a steady rain.

totally dry here today. looking forward to being able to grill dinner after all.

83 on the back deck while i listen to birds and smoke a prime rib.

High Winds Warnings have been downgraded to Wind Advisories for counties west of the Blue Ridge.

still gusting to the mid-40s at KMRB. glad it wasn't worse.

3 minutes ago, Mrs.J said:

 

Ok tried that. Still to big. Never used to have an issue with posting photos. Will have to look into it more. 
 

In the weather front have a change of wind direction now from out of the SW to now the NE. Down to 63 from 74. 

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