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Jaime some of these stories are just unbelieveable...did he really say that? :lightning:

Sure. I find it more unbelievable that you never encountered that. It's something I have noticed - a few people for whatever reason have a tough time understanding that weather is dynamic.

Here is an example: http://twitter.com/ams2389/statuses/58907661760077825

That's a friend of one of my interns.

A lot of it has to do with the fact that this has just been a gloomy spring and you get wishful thinking.

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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0453 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0943 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CNTRL/ERN WV INTO SWRN PA CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 161443Z - 161545Z THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED STRONG-SEVERE WIND GUSTS MAY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND AREA IS BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE WW. AS OF 1430Z...RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED A BOWING LINE SEGMENT FROM JUST E OF PKB TO 30 E OF CRW MOVING FROM 235/45-50 KT. 12Z OBSERVED AND CURRENT RUC FORECAST SOUNDING DATA SUGGEST THAT THIS CONVECTION IS STILL ELEVATED /BASED IN THE 800-700 MB LAYER/ ABOVE A STABLE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SUGGEST THAT BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM FROM THIS ACTIVITY MAY ALLOW FOR LOCALLY STRONGER DIABATIC HEATING TO OCCUR IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WITH A RESULTANT STEEPENING OF LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. GIVEN THE VERY STRONG WIND FIELD OBSERVED BY REGIONAL VWP DATA /I.E. 50-70 KT SLY FLOW AT 1 KM AGL/...THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR A CORRIDOR OF WIND DAMAGE SHOULD THE STORMS BECOME SURFACE-BASED. ..MEAD.. 04/16/2011

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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0453 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0943 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CNTRL/ERN WV INTO SWRN PA CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 161443Z - 161545Z THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED STRONG-SEVERE WIND GUSTS MAY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND AREA IS BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE WW. AS OF 1430Z...RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED A BOWING LINE SEGMENT FROM JUST E OF PKB TO 30 E OF CRW MOVING FROM 235/45-50 KT. 12Z OBSERVED AND CURRENT RUC FORECAST SOUNDING DATA SUGGEST THAT THIS CONVECTION IS STILL ELEVATED /BASED IN THE 800-700 MB LAYER/ ABOVE A STABLE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SUGGEST THAT BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM FROM THIS ACTIVITY MAY ALLOW FOR LOCALLY STRONGER DIABATIC HEATING TO OCCUR IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WITH A RESULTANT STEEPENING OF LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. GIVEN THE VERY STRONG WIND FIELD OBSERVED BY REGIONAL VWP DATA /I.E. 50-70 KT SLY FLOW AT 1 KM AGL/...THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR A CORRIDOR OF WIND DAMAGE SHOULD THE STORMS BECOME SURFACE-BASED. ..MEAD.. 04/16/2011

Gonna be tough for this to happen, especially in ctp's area. Maybe sw pa, but I really doubt it will get into the mtns.

But that's not to say that it won't intensify the already strong winds. Shud be interesting to watch over the next few hours.

Go Rangers

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Gonna be tough for this to happen, especially in ctp's area. Maybe sw pa, but I really doubt it will get into the mtns.

But that's not to say that it won't intensify the already strong winds. Shud be interesting to watch over the next few hours.

Go Rangers

Ya they are going alright.... Golfing. whistle.gif

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Gonna be tough for this to happen, especially in ctp's area. Maybe sw pa, but I really doubt it will get into the mtns.

But that's not to say that it won't intensify the already strong winds. Shud be interesting to watch over the next few hours.

Go Rangers

That's a helluva good discussion out of CTP: http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=PA&prodtype=discussion#AFDCTP

Sounds wild.

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I'm about to get rocked.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGMDC043-VAC043-069-171-187-840-WVC003-037-065-161945-/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0035.110416T1858Z-110416T1945Z/BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC258 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND... NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEASTERN SHENANDOAH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA... CITY OF WINCHESTER IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA... CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... BERKELEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA... FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA...* UNTIL 345 PM EDT* AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF VALLEY HIGH TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRONT ROYAL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 90 MPH.* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GREENWOOD... INWOOD... BERRYVILLE... RANSON... MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN... WILLIAMSPORT... SHEPHERDSTOWN... LONG MEADOW... HAGERSTOWN...LAT...LON 3972 7754 3905 7794 3879 7834 3937 7834 3973 7784TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 208DEG 78KT 3943 7814 3898 7820$$

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WUUS51 KCTP 162053

SVRCTP

PAC041-055-057-099-162130-

/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0008.110416T2053Z-110416T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

453 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

WEST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE

TRACKING A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON DOPPLER RADAR. THESE

SEVERE STORMS EXTENDED FROM BARNES GAP TO SHADY GROVE...MOVING

NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...

NEEDMORE AND BIG COVE TANNERY AROUND 500 PM EDT...

HARRISSONVILLE AND CLAYLICK AROUND 505 PM EDT...

MCCONNELLSBURG AND MERCERSBURG AROUND 510 PM EDT...

FORT LITTLETON AND GREENCASTLE AROUND 515 PM EDT...

FANNETTSBURG AND ST. THOMAS AROUND 520 PM EDT...

WILLOW HILL AND UPPER STRASBURG AROUND 525 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.

WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A

TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A

STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE

LOWEST FLOOR.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGE. MOVE INSIDE A PERMANENT BUILDING

NOW TO BE SAFE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING

FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3977 7834 3983 7829 3988 7828 4009 7790

4006 7786 4013 7782 4030 7752 3972 7763

3972 7830

TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 238DEG 48KT 3980 7821 3954 7801

$$

FORECASTER: KF

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Now up to 3.35in of rain with severe flash flooding/road closures

I'm living on an island right now. We are very lucky to have gotten through Front Street. My wife - who was driving - said she wouldn't drive through the water before we did because of me telling her to never do it. I felt bad for telling her to drive through it but knew if we didn't we'd be stuck all night.

Hope there's no damage down in York - I did see a little wall cloud coming down 81 this afternoon but it was dissipating and non-threatening to say the least at that time.

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I'm living on an island right now. We are very lucky to have gotten through Front Street. My wife - who was driving - said she wouldn't drive through the water before we did because of me telling her to never do it. I felt bad for telling her to drive through it but knew if we didn't we'd be stuck all night.

Hope there's no damage down in York - I did see a little wall cloud coming down 81 this afternoon but it was dissipating and non-threatening to say the least at that time.

Local law enforcement did report a tornado on the ground in Lancaster County according to the one warning issued earlier this evening.

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