2022 Mid-Atlantic Severe Wx Thread (General Discussion Etc)

[87storms]

the it's too windy before the storm arrives rule is in full effect up here.  didn't even have to look at the radar.

[Kmlwx]

Outside of huge lines like derechos...this is how you can get some decent severe in these parts. Put up a lone cell that can pretty much have the environment to itself. That will definitely be the star of the show for today. 

[H2O]

4 minutes ago, mattie g said:

Heavy rain and the slightest wind. Burke severe at its finest!

It’s a bit more gusty to your east

[H2O]

Hail!

[MN Transplant]

4 minutes ago, H2O said:

Hail!

I know that VIL isn’t the gold standard, but it still works pretty well for hail.

[GATECH]

Crazy Hail!  Belle Haven along the GW parkway, probably nickel size!

[Hyphnx]

Pea size hail in the storm that just came through Chester.. if anyone cares...

[GramaxRefugee]

1 minute ago, Hyphnx said:

Pea size hail in the storm that just came through Chester.. if anyone cares...

Whadya mean!? This is AmWx! Of course we care.

Pretty significant cloud formations approaching Annapolis. Might have to bail early to beat it home.

[North Balti Zen]

24 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Looks like hot crap north of DC

confirmed

[Kmlwx]

There's gotta be some damage between Brandywine and Cedarville. TDCA is seeing almost 80mph winds. 

[Kmlwx]

Just now, Kmlwx said:

There's gotta be some damage between Brandywine and Cedarville. TDCA is seeing almost 80mph winds. 

83mph pixel showing up in Radarscope. TADW radar site took a beating it seems. 

[MN Transplant]

Just now, Kmlwx said:

83mph pixel showing up in Radarscope. TADW radar site took a beating it seems. 

When you get that close to the radar, you can really see the streakiness of the winds.

[Maestrobjwa]

Shoot...looks like Baltimore missed this one to the south. Dark skies though, lol

[vastateofmind]

24 minutes ago, H2O said:

Hail!

Indeed. One of the worst hails I've experienced since moving to this house 20+ years ago. My wife asked me to move her car out of the carport to take advantage of the car wash-like deluge, and I'd no sooner got it out into the driveway when I heard the hard pinging start...needless to say, I pulled it back into the carport.   

[ravensrule]

36 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Looks like hot crap north of DC

Cold crap is so much better. 

[vastateofmind]

A shot closer to ground level....it was an impressive five minutes of hail. I'm a little scared to look at our barely two-year old roof.   

[BlizzardNole]

My parents live in northern Calvert, just south of Dunkirk.  Might be a little wild there

[jewell2188]

Aside from that lone cell. This mornings activity ruined todays true potential. Which is fairly common around here lol

[Eskimo Joe]

Decent mamatus in Reisterstown from that DC cell.

[Eskimo Joe]

45 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Looks like hot crap north of DC

Howard and Baltimore County schools eating crow.

[North Balti Zen]

In their defense, not one student or staff member was harmed from the storms...

[mappy]

Very brief thunder, gusty winds and heavy rain just now 

[Maestrobjwa]

10 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

A shot closer to ground level....it was an impressive five minutes of hail. I'm a little scared to look at our barely two-year old roof.   

Frickin' awesome! (Although I'm sorry if your roof has damage)

[North Balti Zen]

Just now, mappy said:

Very brief thunder, gusty winds and heavy rain just now 

Really? Full sun here five miles away. No thunder heard. Nice wind though. It's lovely out. 

[Maestrobjwa]

Not a drop...nice severe cloud day, lol Is southern MD/Nova a better spot for severe than north? Or do I just have a recency bias?

[Stormfly]

Nothingburger for us as usual.  At least yesterday we were treated with a beautiful rainbow and pink glow everywhere.

They are dismissing schools early now for gusty showers? 

[mappy]

Just now, North Balti Zen said:

Really? Full sun here five miles away. No thunder heard. Nice wind though. It's lovely out. 

Yup. 

 

[BlizzardNole]

Parents (4 miles south of Dunkirk) said marble-sized hail and wind, and the rain was so intense for a few minutes that it overtopped the gutters.  They have a new car and no garage/carport so they were really relieved when the hail didn't get bigger

[Stormfly]

1 minute ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Not a drop...nice severe cloud day, lol Is southern MD/Nova a better spot for severe than north? Or do I just have a recency bias?

This area is not good for severe and snow.  Before 9/11 it was referred as a disaster free zone.  (NoVA/DC).  Now they say natural disaster free.

And hail, you want to see the big stuff get out to the plains.  But prepare to have your car totaled if you don't have a garage.  And that garage needs a good roof.  Typical 3 tab shingles over 1/2" plywood isn't cutting it.

[WEATHER53]

Several heavy downpours but no hail.  Sun back out