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June 1, 2012 - Severe Thunderstorms/Tornadoes Event


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I think this might be a big bust if the clouds don't start lifting. It's clouded up here again.

IDK- everything is going as planned. We don't really need the sun like we do without the help of a front. There's going to be plenty to keep and eye on. There will be some solid severe stuff this afternoon. How widespread is a bit of a wildcard. I'm confident in seeing some exciting weather in these parts. I haven't paid much attention to the setup further south where you are.

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More sun than at any point this morning. 77.8 and rising.

Vis sat isn't as bad as I thought.

I have been watching this feature on the SPC's meso analysis page all morning. At 700mb, there is a sure of higher dewpoints which I gather is the warm front. This feature is evident on the graphic below and highlighted by the red line. Immediately following this feature is a noteworthy decreased in dewpoint / moisture and seems to coincide with the breaks in the clouds over the Potomac Valley / I-81 corridor. Will be interesting to see if the combination of the strong June sun and comparatively lower moisture will continue to produce breaks in the cloud deck. I'm not trying to say this is a game changer or anything of the like, just something I found worth mentioning.

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The prefrontal initiation for any possible supercell looks to be south today across VA-NC.

Agreed. Best chance for actually seeing a tornado (via the discrete cells rather than the QLCS) will probably be in southern VA/northern NC, which is where I would be heading if I was back home. I do not recommend trying to get a tornado from a QLCS, especially when a better target presents itself. I'm not saying that the DC/MD region won't get tornadoes, but there's probably a better chance of chasers actually seeing one further south.

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Not sure how anything outrageously severe can happen...it's 71 and I haven't seen a single break of sunshine in Winchester. It feels like a spring/fall day...nothing else.

ESE surface flow is showing it's effect in your parts just like around the Frederick MD area. Enough topographical influence to keep a thicker deck around. Wouldn't worry though. Deck is prob quite low and thin. There should be plenty of dynamics and lift to work with as things get going later.

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ESE surface flow is showing it's effect in your parts just like around the Frederick MD area. Enough topographical influence to keep a thicker deck around. Wouldn't worry though. Deck is prob quite low and thin. There should be plenty of dynamics and lift to work with as things get going later.

As LWXs discussion said

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