coolio Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I can verify that I've gotten 1.30" in about 30 minutes. Still going, but intensity lessened. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Almost looks like the storms merger into a hook near Springfield lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Got the alert for a flash flood emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 350 PM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern District of Columbia... Arlington County in northern Virginia... East Central Fairfax County in northern Virginia... The City of Alexandria in northern Virginia... The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Arlington... Alexandria... Annandale... Springfield... Falls Church... Rosslyn... Crystal City... Reagan National Airport... Lincolnia... Lake Barcroft... Ballston... Seven Corners... Barcroft... Baileys Crossroads... Westover... Cherrydale... Rock Creek... Bolling Air Force... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 NOW it's a flash flood warning, alerted through my cellphone by NWS. WTOP confirms, and interrupted its broadcast to transmit the warning. Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 350 PM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern District of Columbia... Arlington County in northern Virginia... East Central Fairfax County in northern Virginia... The City of Alexandria in northern Virginia... The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 17 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Oh? Do you have a link? 2007 Mote, T.L., M.C. Lacke, and J.M. Shepherd, 2007: Radar signatures of the urban effect on precipitation distribution: A case study for Atlanta, Georgia. Geophysical Research Letters. 34. L20710, doi:10.1029/2007GL031903. You can probably trace from Marshall Shepherd’s work to get to what is most interesting to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Radar looks juicy along the 270 split. Meanwhile, quite nice in Frederick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Home station showed 0.01 yesterday despite storms going through and the warned cell that was in Harford Co. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Radar totals seem to be matching ground truth. Near 3” in an hour in Annandale inside the Beltway and by Inova Fairfax hospital. Only about a half inch here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, yoda said: Almost looks like the storms merger into a hook near Springfield lol Biggest winds I've seen...maybe all summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: Radar totals seem to be matching ground truth. Near 3” in an hour in Annandale inside the Beltway and by Inova Fairfax hospital. Only about a half inch here. We're just on the edge of that cell here in Burke. Absolutely pissing down from time to time, then it eases up, but as I mentioned above the winds are pretty impressive. Definitely going to be taking a long walk through the neighborhood a little later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 not a drop. Plenty of T&L 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 minute ago, H2O said: not a drop. Plenty of T&L Man...blew up just to your west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 minute ago, H2O said: not a drop. Plenty of T&L Update: 3 drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just now, mattie g said: Man...blew up just to your west. Yeah. its been just dancing around me. Loud rumbles and flashes but radar loop keeps saying no soup for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, H2O said: not a drop. Plenty of T&L Drove through puddles about 1mi from my house on my way home. Still dry here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheMan Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Absolutely dumping in Clifton. Rain went 0 to 100 like a switch was flipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Drove through puddles about 1mi from my house on my way home. Still dry here. Just enough to get mud on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff B Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Absolute buckets coming down the last 15 minutes on the east end of 21136. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Huge outflow boundary extending from Montgomery County in MD to near Fauquier County in VA on Radarscope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jeff B said: Absolute buckets coming down the last 15 minutes on the east end of 21136. Looks like it might be Bmore area’s turn soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 47 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Drove through puddles about 1mi from my house on my way home. Still dry here. Still dry here as well. Feels like it is all around us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourseasons Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Pouring rain, nearing blowing sideways at times, along with T&L near the Wilson Bridge. Edit: Well, that one was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherShak Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Skies finally opened up for our neighborhood. @H2O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Oh it’s raining now. Cow pissing on a flat rock type rain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Woo! Look at all those storms dance around me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Woo! Look at all those storms dance around me! Complaining seems to work except in winter unless you have certain initials 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Looks like the wall of rain will reach downtown Frederick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 WTOP interrupted again by NWS. Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 531 PM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia... The Southern City of Alexandria in northern Virginia... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. (snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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