osfan24 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Pretty good storms popping to the southwest now but they are tracking almost due east. Looks like they will probably miss everyone except maybe Southern MD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Just now, osfan24 said: Pretty good storms popping to the southwest now but they are tracking almost due east. Looks like they will probably miss everyone except maybe Southern MD. Just in time for the LaPlata Tornado Zone™ to fire up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 19 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said: Was just down in an office of our building that faces Gonzaga -- two guys were watching and saw the sections of roof come off and fly away. A person around the corner on our floor saw the debris flying through the air. I am thinking EF-0 tornado. There are fire trucks there and they have blocked North Cap in both directions. Also: -- saw a bunch of those newspaper dispenser boxes that had been thrown down the street -- someone said a hotdog cart was blown out into the street and hit a car I would not be shocked if they found a small tornado. There was an area of very low clouds (<1,000 ft) with very impressive movement that passed just about right over the White House. The clouds were mostly moving rapidly from the SW to NE, but there was also a significant upward component, and some erratic movement in other directions. From my point of view (16th and I St., NW), I didn't see enough rotation to conclusively call it a wall cloud/funnel cloud, but the cloud motion was unlike anything I've seen before. I have a video, but it looks like my phone camera mostly focused on the rain on my window rather than the clouds. When I get the file on my computer, I'll see if there's anything worth sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 More damage in DC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Looks like another quick line of showers/storms forming to our west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Mostly heavy rain with some occasional out of the blue (err gray) sharp lightning and the temp is only 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Was wondering why my temp wasn't responding, turns out that my station wasn't reporting. Checked Dominion, no power on my street, and my street only. Will be interesting to see which tree came down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 raining heavy again. had a real close positive strike, lost power briefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 also, 3.22 now for the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Looks like Dale City to EZF about to smacked again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I'm surprised there is such convection given the westerly wind now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Looks like the main action was Pentagon City -> DC. Portions of the Pentagon City Macy's roof have been stripped off, DCA gusted bigly (per Ian on Twitter), numerous trees down on the tidal basin and national mall and the school/apartment roof failures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Just now, WxWatcher007 said: I wish we had more video. Must have been a microburst or weak TOR. I wasn't near DCA and I saw some legit turning in the low levels. It wouldn't surprise me if it was a *weak* tornado. The damage seems a bit more robust than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wawarriors4 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 7 minutes ago, yoda said: Looks like Dale City to EZF about to smacked again At exit 143 on 95, heavy hail and rain at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Bow echo N of EZF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high risk Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: Just my thought. Entering the La Plata tor zone soon. The wind profile is now pretty unidirectional down there, and the T/Td spread has increased a lot, so the TOR potential seems pretty low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxReese Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 This is the 3rd time I've seen hail in Charlottesville in the past 6 weeks. I had only seen hail twice in my life before this stretch. Pretty impressive, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 35 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: Was wondering why my temp wasn't responding, turns out that my station wasn't reporting. Checked Dominion, no power on my street, and my street only. Will be interesting to see which tree came down. Confirmed a tree down on my street. Severe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 55 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: From where I was at Union Station. Not as sexy as a roof being blown off lol but there's interesting stuff happening if you look closely. I almost had hail Most interesting two flags flying one way, middle flag another way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Round 3 here- unbelievable. I managed to top February's hailstorm. Do you guys want me to report this in the snow totals thread? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 3.41" total. See if anything else falls today. Impressive Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2 hours ago, yoda said: Just got a report of a tree down on Burke Lake Road and Rolling Road by one of our Fairfax bus drivers Wife said there's a big tree down in our neighborhood. Also, I'm sitting on the VRE between Backlick and Alexandria because the earlier train is stuck at Rolling Road due to a tree down on the tracks. Wife also reported "hail everywhere." My response: "Wow! Did you get a picture?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 4 hours ago, ThePhotoGuy said: Nice pics. I was listening to it on the scanner. That ship flared up and is burning again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Hey, more rain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 1 hour ago, mappy said: 3.41" total. See if anything else falls today. Impressive "Only" 1.95" here but I'm glad it's not more. My sump pump is going off every 20 seconds right now. I stood outside by the drain watching the water pour out counting off the seconds while looking at my neighbor's yard where he's clogged up the gully that drains our backyards to the sewer with pieces of cinder block and roofing material. People are generally stupid, but GD he's beyond stupid. The only thing that makes me smile is that his yard is a lake right now and I just know his basement is filled with water. And then people wonder why I have two dozen leyland cypresses between my yard and his. I've got about 8 years left before retirement and as much as I love my house, I really think I may have to move to Mappy or PSU land just to have more acreage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 1.22" over here for the day. Watched as that line moved North but the western end of it weakened. Had some thunder and lightning, no wind and occasional downpours. Had no idea anything was going on until I got a text from my husband at his office in Rockville about the Tornado Warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 "Only" 1.95" here but I'm glad it's not more. My sump pump is going off every 20 seconds right now. I stood outside by the drain watching the water pour out counting off the seconds while looking at my neighbor's yard where he's clogged up the gully that drains our backyards to the sewer with pieces of cinder block and roofing material. People are generally stupid, but GD he's beyond stupid. The only thing that makes me smile is that his yard is a lake right now and I just know his basement is filled with water. And then people wonder why I have two dozen leyland cypresses between my yard and his. I've got about 8 years left before retirement and as much as I love my house, I really think I may have to move to Mappy or PSU land just to have more acreage.Damn, sorry to hear that. Bad neighbors are the worst. We have one behind us that shares maybe a foot of fence with us. Have two large dogs and an electric fence. Their dogs have ended up in our yard countless of times and the owners don't give a rats ass. Really a shame as their dogs are super sweet. Come on north, sir! We should still be here Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 No power. This is down the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, mappy said: Damn, sorry to hear that. Bad neighbors are the worst. We have one behind us that shares maybe a foot of fence with us. Have two large dogs and an electric fence. Their dogs have ended up in our yard countless of times and the owners don't give a rats ass. Really a shame as their dogs are super sweet. Come on north, sir! We should still be here Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I love it up there. And there are very few bad dogs, but there is a plethora of bad owners. 10 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: No power. This is down the street. I guess I shouldn't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Power back. Nice job by Dominion, it was up within 30 min of the trucks arriving. Beautiful sky to end the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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