2019 Mid-Atlantic Severe Wx - General Discussion

[yoda]

 @high risk

From LWX's afternoon AFD re evening and tonight... sounds like you were right on your post but maybe?

The cold front will drop into the area from the north this
evening before slowly moving through our area into central
Virginia overnight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may
accompany the frontal passage later this evening, and with
strong shear in place there is a threat for severe
thunderstorms. However, confidence is lower due to the loss of
daytime heating. Convection should dissipate overnight as the
front drops farther south and drier air begins to filter in from
the northwest.

[AmericanWxFreak]

2 minutes ago, Kmlwx said:

Is that a hint of a notch south of Point of Rocks?

def - looks a bit nasty

[JakkelWx]

Lamest enhanced in recent memory so far

[NorthArlington101]

New warning on the storm with the pronounced notch has the tornado possible tag.

[yoda]

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
256 PM EDT Thu May 23 2019

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Howard County in central Maryland...
  Montgomery County in central Maryland...
  Southeastern Frederick County in north central Maryland...
  Northeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 256 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Ballenger Creek to near Lansdowne, moving east
  at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches
           to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as
           damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by
           downed trees. Localized power outages are possible.
           Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Germantown, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Leesburg, Olney,
  Damascus, Lansdowne, Poolesville, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North
  Bethesda, Montgomery Village, North Potomac, Ballenger Creek,
  Redland, Chevy Chase, North Kensington, South Kensington and North
  Chevy Chase.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

 

[osfan24]

Doesn't the last radar image looks like a textbook hook?

[NorthArlington101]

Doesn't the last radar image looks like a textbook hook?

Rotation got better last scan.

Guessing a TOR is inbound

[mappy]

Thunder in hunt valley

[mappy]

rotation is really broad down nears poolesville 

[Kmlwx]

Doesn't look all that wound up so far. 

[batmanbrad]

looking at lightningmaps.org, plenty of activity especially around the Urbana area and west of Clarksburg just now...

[osfan24]

So much for the northern areas getting hit hard today. PA hasn't gotten much and the northern part of the line in Maryland has really fallen apart. Going to be a close call for my location. Looks like heaviest will slide south of me.

[mappy]

yeah, gusty showers with a couple rumbles of thunder here. pretty ho-hum garden variety stuff. like @high risk said, the northern areas just never got warm enough before the line came through. 

[ge0]

Storms here in Germantown. Pretty violent wind gust just came through. Absolute deluge 

[high risk]

12 minutes ago, yoda said:

 @high risk

From LWX's afternoon AFD re evening and tonight... sounds like you were right on your post but maybe?

 

           I'm not closing the door on round 2;   it just seems less likely unless you're further north.    The obs over the next few hours will tell the story.

[yoda]

According to the latest SWS, the storms are moving more SE now than E

[ge0]

Hail now in Germantown

[yoda]

1 minute ago, ge0 said:

Hail now in Germantown

What size?

[ge0]

Just now, yoda said:

What size?

Not big, wasn't in a good spot to go outside but you can hear it against the windows. It's already over now though.

[NorthArlington101]

Tough to tell with KLWX... might be something here

[Mrs.J]

.26 in my station. One bolt of cloud to cloud lightning and some thunder. No high winds. Rain has put the humidity up to 90%. It is like a damp basement outside. 

[ErinInTheSky]

WOW that storm in Germantown. I got pictures. Insane wind. Power went out, no cell phone service, internet went out. I’m finally back. 

[high risk]

Montgomery/Howard cell starting to bow.

[yoda]

New STW for Howard and Anne Arundel and Southern Baltimore out for winds to 70mph 

[87storms]

now we're talkin'...

[WxUSAF]

Distant thunder 

[09-10 analogy]

On 4/26/2019 at 3:34 PM, yoda said:

Quick question... see the bolded in this tornado warning update statement from LWX:

Didn’t mean to xpost

see a bit of green tinge to sky looking nw

[Kmlwx]

Radar shows big wind nearing Dayton, MD

[mappy]

heres hoping my area can rebound for round 2.  

[osfan24]

Some distant thunder here now, but definitely much darker just southwest than due west.