BethesdaWX Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 wow what a storm nice CTC lightning , also some freaky looking scud upon the Wind shift to WSW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 weak rotation going right overhead via radar.. cant go outside to see umd lying about tornado about to hit campus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esullivan Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 huge CTG here in NW about 10min ago, with a big snap sound at the end. Don't see any lights on in the houses across the woods from me - about 100 yds, or down the street. Fingers crossed I keep it -- Caps/Pens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 UMd sent out the message below at 6:28. Odd... To: UMD Alert Users [[email protected]] Attachments: A tornado is forecast to strike the campus within the next 13 minutes. Seek shelter immediately. Sent by UMD Alerts to All users (E-mail, Pagers, Cell phones) through UMD Alerts ... powered by the Roam Secure Alert Network -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Is it time to give this a Meh? wow what a storm nice CTC lightning , also some freaky looking scud upon the Wind shift to WSW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevil02 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Nice storm to look at from my window and laugh at people trying in vain to use umbrellas. Tornado hitting MD campus huh? Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Traveling up I-95 and had tornado warnings to the East and West. This storm had a reported tornado on the ground just NE of Richmond: This was the tornado warned cell in Spotsylvania just about 30 min ago: Lots of debris of 95 by Triangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Reverse psychology is the only way to wx success in the MA...always expect a massive screwing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Just got a text. Tornado warning for UNUC in Adelphi. Good thing I'm in class in Largo. Home my doggy is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Impressive storms today at sunrise and sunset! Who would have guessed that I would be working on a college atmospheric stability lab during a tornado warning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 weak rotation going right overhead via radar.. cant go outside to see umd lying about tornado about to hit campus I couldn't see any rotation and I was in a pretty good vantage spot, on top of the CVS in Tenleytown; there's a rooftop parking lot there. (It's probably about the best place in my immediate neighborhood to see a storm come in, if you want to stay in your car.) That said, pretty astonishing storm for October. About a 10 minute cloudburst that ranks up there with the best of 'em, generous cloud-to-cloud lightning, turbulent skies. Picturesque storm that didn't leave a lot of grief (e.g., power outages, flooded basements) behind. It had that supercell look to it, which we don't see that often around here. First interesting weather since Irene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 NBC showed video that someone sent from the Stafford area on 95 of what definitely looked like at least a funnel. I haven't found the video on their site yet, but they did start posting damage photos http://www.nbcwashington.com/weather/stories/Expect-More-Rain-Before-Dry-Weekend-131778973.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 this was on twitter.. apparently in fairfax.. could be a wall cloud http://twitpic.com/6zur5l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 this was on twitter.. apparently in fairfax.. could be a wall cloud http://twitpic.com/6zur5l I saw low dark clouds that appeared similar to a large wall cloud heading east away from Fairfax around 6:30, which was after the tornado warning I believe. Any idea what time this image was shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I saw low dark clouds that appeared similar to a large wall cloud heading east away from Fairfax around 6:30, which was after the tornado warning I believe. Any idea what time this image was shot? Between 6-7PM? I caught the low scud/wall cloud on video when it got here later [ trying to upload]. I didn't see it rotating, but to the left of it there was a low level "shelf" cloud at a similar altitude that was rotating and fanning out, looked like a frisbee in the sky, which was followed by a wind blown downpour, went from ESE winds to WSW in a few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Wow http://www.wusa9.com/video/1217472030001/1/VIDEO-Funnel-Cloud-In-Quantico-Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I saw low dark clouds that appeared similar to a large wall cloud heading east away from Fairfax around 6:30, which was after the tornado warning I believe. Any idea what time this image was shot? Prob between 6 and 630. Could be wall cloud or scud. Would think a torn would have a hard time being unphotographed in the city. These were low topped sups embedded in a line up here. Probably about what we can expect from that. We are so often just a bit too far north for best instability etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Wow http://www.wusa9.com...antico-Virginia Amazing video, but they think that was just a funnel cloud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Back... Jason and I got within a mile of the "rotation" from the formerly tor-warned cell in SW MoCo, but it looks like it occluded just as it was crossing the river. We saw a non-rotating lowering (wouldn't really call it a wall cloud), and that was pretty much it. Ditched the cell to see if anything to the east would produce, but nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Amazing video, but they think that was just a funnel cloud? Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Round 2? Numerous flashes to the south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Tornado Watch over with, but isolated strong storms are still possible. A relatively strong storm approaching Manassas and western Fairfax county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Weatherunderground shows 2.48" of rain today. An inch in the last 20-30 minutes. At about 6 P.M., I got off a bus on Lawyers Road in Herndon, VA, just over the Reston line. It took my only about 7-8 minutes to walk home, but my pants were completely soaked, even though I had an umbrella. That's the hardest I've ever seen it rain in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 At about 6 P.M., I got off a bus on Lawyers Road in Herndon, VA, just over the Reston line. It took my only about 7-8 minutes to walk home, but my pants were completely soaked, even though I had an umbrella. That's the hardest I've ever seen it rain in October. Our area ended up with 3.03. Another round on the way? Going to check radar. This just posted on twitter: capitalweather Capital Weather Gang Thunderstorm heading north in to Manassas, then western Fairfax co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Wow http://www.wusa9.com...antico-Virginia omg, lol... hit all those cars. Looked fairly sizable... wonder if all those people up ahead are OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 This has been the weirdest year for thunderstorms I can remember. Strange setups, synoptics, strange movements not the typical west to east or something like it. I have had close to 40 thunderstorm days this year much more than last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 This has been the weirdest year for thunderstorms I can remember. Strange setups, synoptics, strange movements not the typical west to east or something like it. I have had close to 40 thunderstorm days this year much more than last. You must have stolen mine, terrible t-storm year for me, I got maybe 2-3" of rain all summer with maybe 5-6 storms total, no severe-force winds or hail to speak of. Fall 2011 has been crazy wierd though, cloudy/tropical September, early october cold shot, then the bone-dry ridge with those 80 degree days followed by this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Some very weak rotation in the storm west of Fairfax city, not much of a problem, but the storm is producing very heavy rainfall and a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar of Herndon Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Our area ended up with 3.03. Another round on the way? Going to check radar. This just posted on twitter: It is raining like hard...going to be some massive flash flooding out this way if this keeps up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 This looks a lil familiar -- http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=LWX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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