midatlanticweather Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Insane here in Purcellville!!! Best winds of the season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Drunks hunkering down. Well, all but one. and pouring! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 That line looks nice and solid now, but I have higher elevations in almost a semicircle to my W all the way around to the NE, and many times these lines break up over me then reform to the east. We'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said: That line looks nice and solid now, but I have higher elevations in almost a semicircle to my W all the way around to the NE, and many times these lines break up over me then reform to the east. We'll see... I feel like we all anecdotally feel this way (myself included). I'm easy of you (north of Silver Spring) and I feel like they do the same thing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Gotta say - I'm not a fan of the huge warnings LWX puts out in cases like these. The wind core is likely to be pretty small - and having such a large warning doesn't allow them to localize a small portion of the warning to indicate higher winds. Suppose that core of winds cycles back up in a later scan - with a warning update you'd have to either warn the entire polygon for wind that only a tiny part will see...or keep the warning winds lower. Smaller warnings allow you to more precisely communicate potential. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECH Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 What’s that radar retur zooming in from the east? Anti thunderstorm missiles? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Just now, GATECH said: What’s that radar retur zooming in from the east? Anti thunderstorm missiles? Some sort of interference. There has been a lot of talk about it during prior precip events going back a year or so (or more). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Another core of strong winds may be forming near Middleburg. That's the next area to watch as it heads east. Already some 55kt+ pixels in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Kmlwx said: Another core of strong winds may be forming near Middleburg. That's the next area to watch as it heads east. Already some 55kt+ pixels in there And there you go...warned for 70mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECH Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: Some sort of interference. There has been a lot of talk about it during prior precip events going back a year or so (or more). Well they should have gone for the extended warranty on that WSR-88d, maybe some one will give them a call about some options… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Sterling's radar has always had issues picking up the intensity of storms to the west and especially southwest towards Culpepper area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Got this shot in the car driving up 340 towards Frederick. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Need to beef up the south side of this line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 think i'll get clipped here...but not much room for error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 That was really awesome. There is a ton of lightning in these storms. My son and I were filming but the rain was shielding most of the bolts. I know I got some! That was the best of the season so far out this way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round Hill WX Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, midatlanticweather said: That was really awesome. There is a ton of lightning in these storms. My son and I were filming but the rain was shielding most of the bolts. I know I got some! That was the best of the season so far out this way. Yeah it was pretty solid for around here. Even had some pea sized hail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Pretty anemic radar now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 34 minutes ago, GATECH said: What’s that radar retur zooming in from the east? Anti thunderstorm missiles? Interference from a new high rise in Tyson's Corner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ge0 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Just a soaker in Germantown. A little breezy, nothin severe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, southmdwatcher said: This region should have an additional radar out to the southwest somewhere near Charlottesville to alert us to incoming severe storms and the areas to our north in south central Pennsylvania need one as well, but I am sure the 3 letter agencies don't care if an F4/5 rolls through to protect their overhead airspace on their "secret" facilities from radar coverage. We have 2 WSR and 3 terminal radars. We have excellent coverage here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Interference from a new high rise in Tyson's Corner. Might as well tear it down now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Nice shelfie here. And strong winds just ahead of the rain. Tons of leaves and small branches coming down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Yup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 The southern end of that northern piece just missed me here in Colesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 We have 2 WSR and 3 terminal radars. We have excellent coverage here.Here we do, but a Charlottesville radar would be excellent. Even just a terminal radar at CHO would work wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: Yup The same thing happened to me but to the west of you, just a 5 minute drive off from the heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A777 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 around 5:30 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Had a pretty good view of the storm as it moved from Ashburn to Leesburg. Couldn't quite beat the storm home, so had to drive through some pretty decent wind and lots of rain, but not too bad really. Now I just need my power to come back on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Looks like another bust here. Hopefully there will be some decent showers on the backside tomorrow morning. Otherwise its sprinkler time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 very close lightning strike just now. like in the neighborhood lol. torrents, not much wind, and lightning seems to be more so towards the end of the initial torrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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