yoda Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Trained weather spotters report wind gusts to 70 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Bring it. Just don't smash my veggies and tomatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 minute ago, yoda said: Trained weather spotters report wind gusts to 70 mph I am not a trained weather spotter, and my wind gauge is not currently functioning. That said, that is completely believable based on what came through here. Strongest winds I've had in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, yoda said: Trained weather spotters report wind gusts to 70 mph Wouldn't surprise me. Especially in SE Loudoun, SW Fairfax, NW Prince Williams Counties. Storm looked decent over those parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Def got sup cell structiure... got some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, yoda said: Def got sup cell structiure... got some pics Me too, Yoda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 It's always on the more innocent looking days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Tail end development in S Fauquier heading into Stafford and PW... small bow echo showing up in SE Fauquier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Anvil cloud lightning here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Strongest winds here since derecho. Had to be 60ish with the gust front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Some nice lightning from a pretty far away storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanWxFreak Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Anvil lightning is stretching pretty far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Someday I'll get my shot again :'( It does sound like a bunch of you got a really nice event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Tot Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Took this picture on the way home, because the sky looked quite gust front-y to me; yet there is still nothing close to the Fredericksburg area on the radar. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Really pretty lightning. Arcs across the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I keep looking at the radar thinking there's a cell developing nearby. Nope, just that storm down south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Tot Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 lol of course it's headed toward La Plata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 So... tomorrow... marginal risk... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 still seeing lightning outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Active day tomorrow with front moving through at peak heating, but it appears threat may be over a little earlier than tonight. Per evening LWX AFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 8 minutes ago, yoda said: Active day tomorrow with front moving through at peak heating, but it appears threat may be over a little earlier than tonight. Per evening LWX AFD Now watch there be nothing tomorrow. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 2 hours ago, mattskiva said: I am not a trained weather spotter, and my wind gauge is not currently functioning. That said, that is completely believable based on what came through here. Strongest winds I've had in a while. 1.01" of rain from that storm earlier. In about 40 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Lots of tree damage in my section of Woodbridge. 66 mph at Forest Park HS 2 miles SE of me. Suspected winds were 60+. Sirens/Fire trucks blasting right after that gust front came thru. Then .87 of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 guess we need to keep an eye on things for the afternoon/evening. spc has marginal, but hrrrr suggests some cells around later today/tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 A few pictures of an interesting little feature looking NW as the storm came in. This was no more than a a couple miles away and had plenty of movement to it. The storm ended up a falling a little flat in the end. There was decent wind for a couple minutes before the rain started, just as these pictures were taken. Not sure how much rain we had, but there was never a huge downpour, but rather a steady moderate rain with big drops. No hail. Plenty of leaves on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Could someone explain what this means and how to find it in a sounding? This is from the early morning LWX AFD: Latest forecast soundings show a bulk of CAPE in the mid and upper-levels of the atmosphere which suggests large hail is possible in stronger thunderstorms as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 14 minutes ago, yoda said: Could someone explain what this means and how to find it in a sounding? This is from the early morning LWX AFD: Latest forecast soundings show a bulk of CAPE in the mid and upper-levels of the atmosphere which suggests large hail is possible in stronger thunderstorms as well. I'm not sure, the 12z sounding out of IAD doesn't show CAPE higher in the atmosphere than normal. Most soundings I've seen with CAPE stops about 350 up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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