Severe Thunderstorm Warning
151 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR FAUQUIER...LOUDOUN...PRINCE WILLIAM...MONTGOMERY AND FREDERICK
COUNTIES...
AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYMARKET...OR 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH RIDING. A SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR LANSDOWNE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF LEESBURG...AND BOTH WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALDIE...
BRAMBLETON...
ARCOLA...
BROADLANDS...
OATLANDS...
ASHBURN...
LEESBURG...
LANSDOWNE...
POOLESVILLE...
PAEONIAN SPRINGS...
BEALLSVILLE...
LUCKETTS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...MOVE INDOORS TO A
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO
SO...REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3930 7757 3920 7729 3881 7764 3884 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 205DEG 26KT 3886 7766
Tornado Watch
MDC001-021-043-VAC003-015-043-047-061-069-079-091-107-113-125-139-
157-165-171-187-540-660-790-820-840-WVC003-023-027-031-037-057-
065-071-020100-
/O.CON.KLWX.TO.A.0332.000000T0000Z-120602T0100Z/
TORNADO WATCH 332 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND
FREDERICK WASHINGTON
IN WESTERN MARYLAND
ALLEGANY
IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
ALBEMARLE GREENE NELSON
IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CULPEPER FAUQUIER LOUDOUN
IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON
PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH
WARREN
IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
AUGUSTA HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM
IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
BERKELEY GRANT HAMPSHIRE
HARDY JEFFERSON MINERAL
MORGAN PENDLETON
IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 INDEPENDENT CITIES
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE
IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF WINCHESTER
IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BAYARD...BERRYVILLE...
CHARLES TOWN...CHARLOTTESVILLE...CULPEPER...CUMBERLAND...
ELK GARDEN...FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN...FREDERICK...FRONT ROYAL...
GREENFIELD...HAGERSTOWN...HARRISONBURG...KEYSER...LEESBURG...
LURAY...MADISON...MARTINSBURG...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...
MOUNT STORM...PAW PAW...PETERSBURG...ROMNEY...STANARDSVILLE...
STAUNTON...STERLING...STRASBURG...WARRENTON...WASHINGTON...
WAYNESBORO...WINCHESTER AND WOODSTOCK.
Air Quality Index
425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK.
PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
140 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A STRONG
COLD FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. PLEASE RELAY ALL SEVERE WEATHER
REPORTS TO YOU LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special Weather Statement
147 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT FREDERICK...MONTGOMERY AND LOUDOUN
COUNTIES...
AT 147 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LANSDOWNE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE POINT OF ROCKS AND BALLENGER CREEK.
STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING...AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP
RAPIDLY. REMAIN ALERT...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF WARNINGS
ARE ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3942 7759 3937 7728 3906 7747 3906 7761
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 192DEG 22KT 3910 7751
Shortterm Forecast
1246 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...AND THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF
WASHINGTON DC EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 3PM
WILL AVERAGE A TENTH OF AN INCH WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN HEAVIER
SHOWERS.
Overcast
