jewell2188 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I live in culpeper near 729/229, definitely some gusty winds came through. Small limbs branches down nothing crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Will probably end up well below .50 with zero wind and just a few thunder claps. Fairly disappointing honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 TDCA radar has some interesting velocity returns near Sterling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 IAD with a gust to 45kts(52mph). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 IAD gusted to 51mph jut now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Gusty and pouring. Think I got 2 cells to train right over me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just moved in here...very heavy rain, gusty winds but only a bit of lightning, although the beefier returns with more lightning are just to our SW and moving this way. If nothing else...shouldn't have to water the new sod this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Got a good looking line heading in with some lightning. Got both pollen-encrusted cars out in the driveway with some car soap squirted on 'em 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Rotation near poolesville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 Had a good gust here - now dumping rain. Bye bye pollen (for today). Big rumble of thunder a few minutes ago as well. PWS has picked up 16 nearby lightning strikes so far today. Not too shabby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 When the line moved through Herndon earlier... Brief gusts peaking at 35+mph followed by brief (1-2min)torrential rain/pea-sized hail w/ gusty breezes. Sporadic to occasional lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 This seems like a less severe version of April 6, 2017 when there were 7 EF0s and widespread 50+mph gusts... at least in Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, George BM said: This seems like a less severe version of April 6, 2017 when there were 7 EF0s and widespread 50+mph gusts... at least in Virginia. Had there been higher dewpoints and more instability available, I think this could have been a significant severe day. Dewpoints in the mid 50s don't generally scream severe day to me. All things considered, I'd say this performed as expected. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 BIG lightning strike near here just now. Almost instant from the flash to the thunder. ENTLN data put it about 100-150 yards from the house maybe. Just up the street. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ramjet Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: Had there been higher dewpoints and more instability available, I think this could have been a significant severe day. Dewpoints in the mid 50s don't generally scream severe day to me. All things considered, I'd say this performed as expected. Except for the rain. Only 0.20". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Looks juicy, getting 35mph non tstorm gusts here before the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Thunderstorm, brief heavy rain, mod rain now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 hours ago, CAPE said: Pretty interesting sounding on the 3km NAM for the central eastern shore(around Denton) as the depicted line is approaching. A general clockwise curve on the hodograph in the lower/mid levels.. decent 0-3km SRH. Modest chance for a tornado? Dry air aloft/ respectable DCAPE suggests a chance for stronger winds to mix down. Line looking rather impressive currently, despite the lower dewpoints overall. Bowing structure starting to develop with the center aimed at, you guessed, Denton. Enjoy the storms @CAPE At my location presently branches already down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Line was pretty solid in Finksburg. Solid 20 min of heavy rain and wind gusts easily 30 to 40 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 24 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: BIG lightning strike near here just now. Almost instant from the flash to the thunder. ENTLN data put it about 100-150 yards from the house maybe. Just up the street. This strike appears to have resulted in a strike to a house a street or two over. Occupant(s) out but fire in utility room involving gas line. Was hearing non-stop sirens as MCFRS responded to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanWxFreak Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Although not terribly impressive anywhere, it’s still nice to have a fairly uninterrupted line of storms come through the majority of the area. Seems like it used to happen more than it does now. So many broken lines these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Looking a bit ominous now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just now, Stormfly said: Looking a bit ominous now. Wow 89F?! The storms are going to go BALLISTIC over you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 It's actually 69F here. That temp is the board temp inside the camera. It would be nice if it read the ambient though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 All bark, no bite. Severe warned, but no severe which is nearly always the case here. It did rain pretty hard, matter of fact it's raining hard right now. Thunder was magnificent, just right intensity and rolled on forever I'd take that over the instant boom like a rifle shot with instantaneous blinding flash coming through every window setting the cats off in every direction but down! When the knives on the wall snap from sparks jumping between them and/or I get shocked if I'm touching something metal in the house, yes that is TOO CLOSE! It did look nice before the rain (and half a minute of pea sized hail) came! p.s. the 15 degree temp drop feels nice too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino16 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, Stormfly said: When the knives on the wall snap from sparks jumping between them and/or I get shocked if I'm touching something metal in the house, yes that is TOO CLOSE! Does this actually happen occasionally or are you using it as a comparison of sorts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just now, Rhino16 said: Does this actually happen occasionally or are you using it as a comparison of sorts? Yes it has happened before! In 2014 we took a direct hit to both towers. Lots of damage even with very good lightning mitigation (rods, buried pipe, et al). Neighbor across the street had direct hit to chimney in 1998. We had bricks near our mailbox 100' away! Crazy what power a direct strike has. The one in 2014 was not a typical instant flash but a flickery type where the bolts appear to be connecting over and over again. In the basement it sounded like someone dropped a pack of firecrackers down the ash chute on the chimney. The well casing had Lichtenberg patterns where the grass was killed. Well pump motor pierced and feed lines (three wire deep submersible) torched with melted nylon jacket. Poly pipe holed and leaking. Charred wires in walls, smoke in attic. If we weren't well grounded who knows, we could have died or the house burned to the ground! It's no joke I'll tell you that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Looking interesting near Warrenton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 6 hours ago, SomeguyfromTakomaPark said: Rotation near poolesville! Tornado confirmed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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