jburns Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I thought some woud enjoy reading this article. Happy 4th. http://www.afweather.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123042444 The British Commander later reported that more of their soldiers were wounded and killed by this catastrophic disaster than from all the firearms the American troops could muster in their ineffectual defense of Washington. President James Madison and his cabinet returned to Washington and started the rebuilding of our Capitol. Never again, would a foreign army enter our city and only rarely would Washingtonians see a tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I wonder if they had weather modification back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am19psu Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I wonder if they had weather modification back then. It was the corn dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 It was the corn dust +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Sounds more like an MCS to me given the duration of the rain afterwards. A tornadic supercell probably wouldn't have been so water-loaded if I had to guess. Very interesting though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrangers Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We'd have been ****ing screwed if the British had doppler radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Well it was a huge part of our american history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I wonder if people even believed tornados where real in those days? I would have thought it was a myth back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Im sure they did, but thought of them as whirlwinds instead of tornados Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Could have been a derecheo with leading edge tornadoes. If temps were in the 100s in DC, I would bet it was also quite humid. No upper air charts for the derecheo checklist, but it was in the heart of summer derecheo season. It would explain the intense wind damage and two hours of rain following. Weather has given the USA breaks in several wars since, including WWII. That is a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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