Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Ebb and flow of outages continues in Maryland. Was up to a little over 4K and now has dropped back into the 3K range. Assuming this is from larger areas being restored quickly. Outages should steadily increase with time now. My UPS unit has already had to kick in 3 times for momentary flickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just now, Eskimo Joe said: 9900 blk E bexhill Dr Building Collapse 9900 blk E Bexhill Dr Tree into house Occupant has been removed // significant damage to structure Hearing that the occupant was 100 years old and struck by debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 7300 blk Mac Arthur Blvd...working roof and attic fire. Multiple transformer/wires calls Frederick/Montgomery counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb65 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I got woken up by some gusts and decided to secure my grill and deck furniture due to bad experiences with big wind in the past. So far my PWS is running 10-15 mph sustained with gusts in the 20-30mph range. My station is a bit sheltered in trees and too near to my house but does seem to be accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Camp David gusted to 51kts at 0640z. ETA: Looks like Martinsburg also had a 50kt gust in the last hour of reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeSuck Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Been without power here now going on 30 min. Winds roaring outside. I don't think my power is coming back gor a while. Got an alert power lines are down in my neighborhood. Damn that was quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 You can see a mini eye one the state college radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Getting blasted again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Winds back up and just shook the house with 47mph gust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Transformer and wires calls stacking now in PG and MoCo....getting real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Transformer and wires calls stacking now in PG and MoCo....getting real. Still VERY early too. Not even to core winds yet. My guess is once the sun comes up and the mixing gets better it will get significantly worse for the local public safety folks and utilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Kmlwx said: Still VERY early too. Not even to core winds yet. My guess is once the sun comes up and the mixing gets better it will get significantly worse for the local public safety folks and utilities. At this hour only the smart meters are reporting. Once folks wake up and see their power out they'll call in and probably have another 2 to 5 percent spike in outages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just got an extremely strong gust of wind that woke me up and broke off a tree branch. Dang this is legit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: At this hour only the smart meters are reporting. Once folks wake up and see their power out they'll call in and probably have another 2 to 5 percent spike in outages. Spike is already happening pretty quick now. MEMA map now has 10K+ outages in the state. PEPCO jumped up over 7K alone. Haven't had the house be rocked in a little while now - but I can definitely hear the wind. MoCo fire/rescue sounds extremely busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adelphi_sky Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I hate wind events at night. For safety reasons. Can't see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 This is from the 06z HRRR for 8am at DCA. That's showing 70kt+ winds at 3000 feet. That's pretty wild. Even if we don't mix down from that level...it's still 52kts at just under 1000 feet. Buckle in folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 4200 blk Red Maple Ct. Burtonsville...poss tree uprooted into house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Another tree onto house. EJ - You're too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Winchester Regional had a gust to 61mph around 0735z apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 17k in the dark in D.C. metro area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Powers flickered here a few times... went ahead and got some lights to turn on when the power goes out... which will probably be soon I would guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 15 minutes ago, adelphi_sky said: I hate wind events at night. For safety reasons. Can't see anything. Same here... I am hoping our power holds out for an other 3 hours or so when daylight appears outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I'll keep sounding like a broken record - but I'm extremely impressed with how strong the winds are during the overnight hours. I see two ways this could go after sunrise... 1) We get more frequent 55-60mph gusts but kind of plateau there despite the sun aiding in mixing. (this is partially what I expect simply because 65-70mph gusts are pretty anomalous for us). 2) The winds absolutely take off and go "next level" as the sun comes up. Numerous stations clock 65mph or higher winds with some isolated stations touching 70mph. If that HRRR sounding above is to be believed...this option could be more likely. Hard to say what exactly ends up happening. Widespread 70mph winds isn't very common around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, yoda said: Powers flickered here a few times... went ahead and got some lights to turn on when the power goes out... which will probably be soon I would guess Had a few flickers with the initial surge...but it seems to have calmed down a touch after that batch. I haven't had a house rocking gust in a while now. Flickers have gone away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Here in Arlington, lost power around 2:30, just now got it back. WTOP is reporting on downed trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordecai Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Powers flickered a few times and shut off for a solid minute and came back on. I live in an apartment complex and it NEVER goes out here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Roaring winds. T his is beginning to remind me of Isabel in 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Saw my first transformer blow in Arlington. Windy as heck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourseasons Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Federal government closed today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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