mappy Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Sweet pics Ian... Very close crack of thunder here just now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Things seem to be calming down now. The hail has stopped,the thunder is more distant, and the rain is letting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 TBWI TDWR velocity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 CRAZY!!! Winds were nuts.. still are!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 CRAZY!!! Winds were nuts.. still are!! Estimated gust? 50-60 seems likely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 CRAZY!!! Winds were nuts.. still are!! That's AWESOME!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 New cell forming to my south-southwest. I think it will miss here but maybe I'm just hoping since don't need more rain tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Rotation near Parkville looks as good as anything during the Tornado Warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Kind of intrigued as to why the Baltimore County / City cell isn't re-warned tornado. Seems to have a pretty robust signature. Keep in mind I'm not trying to bash Sterling WFO, just curious is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 DC storm shield is doing its thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Even if it had been a 60,000-foot anvil head in an MCS - it still would have fallen apart before it got here. Every 'effing cell has done the same thing this summer apart from June 29 and the random morning tumblers we've been getting. I hate b****ing about stuff like that, but I'm really starting to get worn out by the whole thing. LOL- taking out the derecho from this season is hilarious. That event in it of itself is more than many entire severe seasons. Add on some ordinary thunderstorms and what is there to whine about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm bummed I'm not closer to it but this a cell to be excited about.. I can't remember a supercell in the area that looked as good for so long. Now we need some bay breeze or something to whip up an EF2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Kind of intrigued as to why the Baltimore County / City cell isn't re-warned tornado. Seems to have a pretty robust signature. Keep in mind I'm not trying to bash Sterling WFO, just curious is all. It's likely that LWX was using the Terminal Doppler at BWI to make final decisions on warning for this storm. Even though the circulation on the WSR-88D looked stronger than it did during the TOR, it may have not been g2g on the TDWR which is scanning the lowest portion above the ground, hence they decided to hold back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 The storm has also managed to pull a half circle loop around the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 The storm has also managed to pull a half circle loop around the city. It was waiting for the O's to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 What storms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 LOL- taking out the derecho from this season is hilarious. That event in it of itself is more than many entire severe seasons. Add on some ordinary thunderstorms and what is there to whine about? IMO this has been an above avg to well above avg storm season in the region. I dunno why people act like the derecho was all. June 1 was very anomalous. Then we have had perhaps a dozen other decent events for someone at least. Convection is rarely widespread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Wow. Small subsevere hail , gusts estimated maybe 40-60mph, flooding rains, and nearly constant lightning.. very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 IMO this has been an above avg to well above avg storm season in the region. I dunno why people act like the derecho was all. June 1 was very anomalous. Then we have had perhaps a dozen other decent events for someone at least. Convection is rarely widespread. I totally agree. It's just the nature of this forum, I guess, that each couple of years, a new phenomenon will start to be analyzed in the mid-range. Of course modeling has been improving too. But, remember when potential tropical cyclones that hadn't formed yet began to be discussed like upcoming potential snowstorms? I see that a lot more this season with our severe weather, and maybe that contributes to disappointment. It's easier to not be disappointed when expecting potential severe weather to be isolated much, much more often than not. I was trying to emphasize (not successfully) immediately after the derecho just how uncommon it is for a sub-forum-wide event when it comes to severe weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 2.5 to 3.0 of rain here radar estimated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 unbelievable lightning still to my ENE. . Was just going to post the same. The storm in NE Frederick Co is displaying a fantastic light show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Still constant lightning here. Tried getting a photograph of the lightning but failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I totally agree. It's just the nature of this forum, I guess, that each couple of years, a new phenomenon will start to be analyzed in the mid-range. Of course modeling has been improving too. But, remember when potential tropical cyclones that hadn't formed yet began to be discussed like upcoming potential snowstorms? I see that a lot more this season with our severe weather, and maybe that contributes to disappointment. It's easier to not be disappointed when expecting potential severe weather to be isolated much, much more often than not. I was trying to emphasize (not successfully) immediately after the derecho just how uncommon it is for a sub-forum-wide event when it comes to severe weather. Yeah... we're on the same page. I was mainly just reiterating it. The derecho alone almost makes the year and if you think about who was effected it clearly makes the year if not a few years of normal "true severe" expectations. If you're an IMBY weather person storms are probably not something to be into around here. We all might complain a little here and there but some don't seem to get the concept that getting missed is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1037 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HARFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND... EASTERN BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND... * UNTIL 1130 PM EDT * AT 1036 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS NEAR BOWLEYS QUARTERS...OR NEAR MIDDLE RIVER...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PERRYMAN... ABERDEEN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK AND STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LAY FLAT IN A LOW SPOT. && LAT...LON 3944 7605 3940 7616 3935 7621 3935 7624 3929 7628 3930 7630 3938 7631 3938 7633 3931 7632 3929 7638 3926 7640 3938 7651 3958 7615 3951 7610 3949 7610 3948 7608 TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 241DEG 16KT 3936 7637 $$ BJL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 TOR warning for phin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 That cell appears to be heading more easterly... areas already socked with rain may be seeing more to the east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 2.5 to 3.0 of rain here radar estimated Only an inch in my location. We didn't get hit quite like you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Yeah... we're on the same page. I was mainly just reiterating it. The derecho alone almost makes the year and if you think about who was effected it clearly makes the year if not a few years of normal "true severe" expectations. If you're an IMBY weather person storms are probably not something to be into around here. We all might complain a little here and there but some don't seem to get the concept that getting missed is normal. Yup, that's the key statement. As much as we joke about being in the tropics, we *can* actually look forward to two 4" snowstorms a winter. Multiple tornado outbreaks? Multiple widespread wind damage storms? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Back, Awesome chase day! Got some really cool wall cloud photos with Eskimo Joe, had a great time driving around W-MD with Ellinwood and even got some nickel sized hail near Pikesville! Would of gone around farther on the cell but the beltway was crawling and roadways were flooded. Impossible to move around anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Bowleys Quarters is presently under a severe thunderstorm warning, tornado warning, flash flood warning, and a special marine warning. That would be fun having a NOAA weather radio down there at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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