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2023 Mid-Atlantic Severe Wx Thread (General Discussion)


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Well whatever we're getting is soon to arrive. The wall of doom grey is a bit ragged along the horizon, it's not a solid block of menacing TSTM+++++ coming in. From NEXRAD, the Rt 7 express stuff I had hopes for seems to be weakening just like everything else. Oh, well, I can always move to Moore or Tanner. 

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1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

Got to be a swath of CIN or something through northern MD. Storms all dying in that zone.

Yep. Heard a few distant rumbles as some storms moved through York County, PA. Otherwise nada 

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10 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Time sensitive but loop the 0.5 degree base velocity from TDCA. Classic wet mircoburst signature. 

Yep, wide south. Happens not infrequently in Tenley. Still remember the tornadic storm that went through N Arlington/Foggy Bottom a couple of years ago ... t'wernt much here. At least I (used to) get more snow than they do, but as Joni Mitchell once wrote, it don't snow here, it stays pretty green. 

  

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25 minutes ago, WEATHER53 said:

70mph?

Leesburg ASOS gusted to M51mph. The core of the wind passed just south of there. Given that Martinsburg ASOS gusted to M69mph earlier in the afternoon and there was ample DCAPE, it's entirely possible portions of Leesburg got 60 to 65 mph winds.

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1 hour ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Leesburg ASOS gusted to M51mph. The core of the wind passed just south of there. Given that Martinsburg ASOS gusted to M69mph earlier in the afternoon and there was ample DCAPE, it's entirely possible portions of Leesburg got 60 to 65 mph winds.

Yeah it was pretty wild.  Strongest wind gusts I've seen in a long time.

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SPC debated adding ENH and 30 wind for us on 1730z OTLK, but decided against it per discussion 

Day 2 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1230 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

   Valid 291200Z - 301200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF
   SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID-ATLANTIC...PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
   HIGH PLAINS...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Widely scattered to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are
   possible over southern New England into the Mid Atlantic states on
   Saturday.  Damaging gusts are the primary hazard.  Widely scattered
   severe storms are also possible over the north-central Great Plains
   late Saturday into Saturday night.

   ...Synopsis...
   The upper-level ridge centered over the Divide will amplify on
   Saturday. Some amplification of the cyclonic flow aloft over the
   Northeast is also expected. At the surface, a frontal boundary will
   continue to sag southward within the Plains into the Northeast. This
   front will likely become more diffuse with time, however. Farther
   west, modest moist upslope flow will occur in the central/northern
   High Plains behind the boundary.

   ...Mid-Atlantic into southern New England...
   Widely scattered to scattered storms are expected to develop by
   afternoon either along the front or along a surface trough near the
   Blue Ridge. Despite modest mid-level lapse rates, strong surface
   heating and a very moist boundary layer will support moderate to
   strong buoyancy (2000-3000 J/kg MLCAPE). The greatest values will
   likely occur within central/eastern Virginia into perhaps the
   Delmarva. Farther north, more limited heating and weaker mid-level
   lapse rates will limit overall destabilization. With the amplifying
   upper-level pattern, moderate mid-level winds will exist as far
   south as the northern Mid-Atlantic and decrease fairly rapidly to
   the south. That being said, the overlap of the most buoyant air and
   the greater deep-layer shear will not be spatially broad. Given the
   degree of buoyancy, damaging downburst winds are the expected
   primary threat with isolated large hail possible with initial storm
   development.

   A complicating factor in the forecast will be the timing and
   location of an MCV moving out of the Great Lakes region. Depending
   on where this feature is located, an area of greater mesoscale shear
   and storm coverage could develop within a zone from central Virginia
   into the Delmarva. Confidence remains too low for an increase in
   wind probabilities.
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6 minutes ago, yoda said:

SPC debated adding ENH and 30 wind for us on 1730z OTLK, but decided against it per discussion 

Day 2 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1230 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023

   Valid 291200Z - 301200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF
   SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID-ATLANTIC...PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
   HIGH PLAINS...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Widely scattered to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are
   possible over southern New England into the Mid Atlantic states on
   Saturday.  Damaging gusts are the primary hazard.  Widely scattered
   severe storms are also possible over the north-central Great Plains
   late Saturday into Saturday night.

   ...Synopsis...
   The upper-level ridge centered over the Divide will amplify on
   Saturday. Some amplification of the cyclonic flow aloft over the
   Northeast is also expected. At the surface, a frontal boundary will
   continue to sag southward within the Plains into the Northeast. This
   front will likely become more diffuse with time, however. Farther
   west, modest moist upslope flow will occur in the central/northern
   High Plains behind the boundary.

   ...Mid-Atlantic into southern New England...
   Widely scattered to scattered storms are expected to develop by
   afternoon either along the front or along a surface trough near the
   Blue Ridge. Despite modest mid-level lapse rates, strong surface
   heating and a very moist boundary layer will support moderate to
   strong buoyancy (2000-3000 J/kg MLCAPE). The greatest values will
   likely occur within central/eastern Virginia into perhaps the
   Delmarva. Farther north, more limited heating and weaker mid-level
   lapse rates will limit overall destabilization. With the amplifying
   upper-level pattern, moderate mid-level winds will exist as far
   south as the northern Mid-Atlantic and decrease fairly rapidly to
   the south. That being said, the overlap of the most buoyant air and
   the greater deep-layer shear will not be spatially broad. Given the
   degree of buoyancy, damaging downburst winds are the expected
   primary threat with isolated large hail possible with initial storm
   development.

   A complicating factor in the forecast will be the timing and
   location of an MCV moving out of the Great Lakes region. Depending
   on where this feature is located, an area of greater mesoscale shear
   and storm coverage could develop within a zone from central Virginia
   into the Delmarva. Confidence remains too low for an increase in
   wind probabilities.

Yes, but sounds like they are also honing in on that CVA to Delmarva area that I was seeing most models want to give the fun stuff to. 

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4 minutes ago, yoda said:

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued until 11pm

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 558
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   445 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     District Of Columbia
     Maryland
     Northern Virginia
     Eastern West Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until
     1100 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...A band of thunderstorms with a history of wind damage will
   move across the higher terrain through the remainder of the
   afternoon, with additional storm clusters/downbursts expected
   farther east toward I-95.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
   statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles east northeast
   of Hagerstown MD to 35 miles west of Roanoke VA. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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