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2020 Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather - General Thread


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16 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

As soon as I type that, we get a SVR with tornado possible tag just east of Elkins, WV and there's better clearing in the WV panhandle and western MD.  Maybe there's a window for one or two good segments still.

I just happened to read that warning and it was estimating winds to 80mph possible! WOW!

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From Mt. Holly:

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
Its been an interesting couple of hours this morning as the warm
frontal rainfall generally fell east of where we had anticipated
it. We`ve seen generally 0.5-1" of rainfall east of the I-95
corridor and across DelMarVa. Based on forecast RFC Flash Flood
Guidance, and DOT reports have confirmed, this has been causing
the potential for some ponding of water over roads and areas of
poor drainage. The pressing issue is that right behind the
rainfall fall we`ve seen significant increases in reports of
stronger winds. Looking at one hour pressure changes in the HRRR
and from obs in the area we`ve seen all the signatures of a
gravity wave propagating through the Mid-Atlantic. We`ve issued
an SPS to highlight this threat.

Moving forward into today, SPC has expanded the SLGT just a bit
further north and we think that today`s set up to be an impact
day with regards to convection. The timing of the threat should
run from around noon through 8pm on the late side. Based on
our mesoanalysis forecasters thoughts, we should see initially
discrete cells moving through before coalescing into a line of
storms. All of the typical steering flow indicators, deep layer
shear, bunkers-right, and storm relative flow all is oblique to
the boundary. This should mean that as the storms approach the
I-95 corridor we`ll be looking at a QLCS event with the
potential for rotation along the line.

 

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Just now, MN Transplant said:

66.8 and steadily rising here.  

The NAM and Euro really busted on getting the winds to the surface this morning.  I think the Icon was in better shape regarding that aspect.

LWX's AM disco talks about a double temp inversion which capped things up.  It's literally always something stupid when it comes to severe wx or snow in these parts.

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Just now, SlowerLowerDE said:

From Mt. Holly:


NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
Its been an interesting couple of hours this morning as the warm
frontal rainfall generally fell east of where we had anticipated
it. We`ve seen generally 0.5-1" of rainfall east of the I-95
corridor and across DelMarVa. Based on forecast RFC Flash Flood
Guidance, and DOT reports have confirmed, this has been causing
the potential for some ponding of water over roads and areas of
poor drainage. The pressing issue is that right behind the
rainfall fall we`ve seen significant increases in reports of
stronger winds. Looking at one hour pressure changes in the HRRR
and from obs in the area we`ve seen all the signatures of a
gravity wave propagating through the Mid-Atlantic. We`ve issued
an SPS to highlight this threat.

Moving forward into today, SPC has expanded the SLGT just a bit
further north and we think that today`s set up to be an impact
day with regards to convection. The timing of the threat should
run from around noon through 8pm on the late side. Based on
our mesoanalysis forecasters thoughts, we should see initially
discrete cells moving through before coalescing into a line of
storms. All of the typical steering flow indicators, deep layer
shear, bunkers-right, and storm relative flow all is oblique to
the boundary. This should mean that as the storms approach the
I-95 corridor we`ll be looking at a QLCS event with the
potential for rotation along the line.

 

Here is the SPS on the gravity wave-

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
932 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-101>103-105-131545-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-
Lehigh-Northampton-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown,
Flemington, Somerville, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading,
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester,
Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, and Perkasie
932 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

...Brief period of damaging wind gusts possible late this
morning...

Several surface observations from central Pennsylvania have
indicated a one-to-two hour period of wind gusts between 40 and 70
mph. These stronger winds have reached the southern Poconos and
Lehigh Valley. Wind gusts may reach 60 mph in eastern Pennsylvania
and northern New Jersey through midday. Tree damage and power
outages may occur with these stronger wind gusts.
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5 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Per SPC, supercell composite now a 4 along and west of the Potomac Rivier up through HGR back down to I-81.  SBCAPE pushing ~750 at DCA.

750 SBCAPE isn't bad for having no sun so far. The clearing should help boost that at-or-above 1000. Things are looking a bit better compared to earlier. It definitely feels muggy out there. 

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Just now, Kmlwx said:

750 SBCAPE isn't bad for having no sun so far. The clearing should help boost that at-or-above 1000. Things are looking a bit better compared to earlier. It definitely feels muggy out there. 

Yea we might scrape out a legit slight risk thingy here.  Despite rain, temp now 68/65 in Gaithersburg.

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