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2023 Mid-Atlantic Severe Wx Thread (General Discussion)


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I don't know...the STW that's still up just doesn't seem justified for close-in DC, based on ongoing radar. I'm seeing a few new towers going up S/E of my location, in the same area that had towers building just after the lunch hour...with nothing happening going west of there to I-81...and then only down around Harrisonburg/Staunton.

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12 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

I don't know...the STW that's still up just doesn't seem justified for close-in DC, based on ongoing radar. I'm seeing a few new towers going up S/E of my location, in the same area that had towers building just after the lunch hour...with nothing happening going west of there to I-81...and then only down around Harrisonburg/Staunton.

It seems like a wrap for the majority of us. We just haven’t really cashed in this summer. 

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6 minutes ago, yoda said:

Also, 18z NAM has some nice soundings and parameters for Saturday afternoon into Saturday night 

Yeah Saturday... I've been keeping an eye on that. At least Heat Advisory level heat, decent CAPE, some fun looking sim radar reflectivity on a few models ("Oh Canada!")... Ultimately, ingredients are in place should there be storms.

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8 hours ago, yoda said:

Dang does 00z NAM sim radar look TASTY for Saturday night lol

ETA -- Haven't seen a PDS TOR sounding in a while either... 00z NAM tossing those out at hour 72 near the WV/VA border into E WV just west of the i81 corridor

Big heat doesn't go quietly into the night.

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1 minute ago, AmericanWxFreak said:

Just 15% wind - the 5% hail risk from yesterday has been removed. We'll see. Some good clearing happening in central MD over the last 30 mins

That's pretty much going to be our severe potential for the next few days -- wind.  Maybe a slight chance of a large hail report or weak spin-up

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Hmmm

 

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
246 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
A Bermuda high will remain in place offshore through Saturday.
A surface trough will remain overhead through Saturday before a
cold front passes through the area Saturday night into Sunday.
High pressure will likely return early next week while an
upper-level trough builds overhead.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
The mid-level clouds have dissipated for the most part, and this
has allowed for hot and humid conditions. The Heat Advisory for
near/east of Interstate 81 to the Bay remains in effect for heat
indices around 100 to 105 degrees.

The heat and humidity has led to plenty of instability. Latest
mesoanalysis shows around 1 to 3 KJ/KG of MLCAPE, but there is
inhibition as of early this afternoon. Current feeling is that a
surface trough axis over southwest PA will merge into a weak
trough over north-central MD into northern VA as the upper-level
trough axis to our north moves eastward. This added lift should
be enough for some storms to develop late this afternoon. If
storms do develop, then more storms will likely develop due to
the boundaries produced by the convection. Shear is marginal,
but higher CAPE and DCAPE suggest that damaging winds are a
threat, along with the possibility of large hail. There is the
possibility that coverage of severe storms can be numerous
around northern VA into the DC and Baltimore Metro areas for
reasons mentioned above.
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