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July 12 2022
Tuesday Late Morning Update
When combining the high heat, humidity, and timing the cold front today the conditions support a higher chance for severe weather. This has prompted NOAA to upgrade our region to Enhanced Risk.
This means that more storms are likely to produce wind damage. This could be microbursts or straight line winds. In addition, more storm may have large hail over 1 inch diameter, and rotating supercells to produce tornados.
Here is a break down of the risk assessment maps and new radar simulations plus live radar widget.
Enhanced Risk For Severe Storms
The NOAA outlook has focused the Enhanced Risk for severe storms to include metropolitan Washington, Baltimore, York/Lancaster, and Philadelphia
Potential for damming wind, large hail, and an isolated tornado. Any storm may also produce flooding and dangerous lighting.
Damaging Wind Risk
There is a 30% chance of storms in this (red) region to produce winds in excess of 58 mph. This may be microbursts or straight line wind damage without a tornado. That can take down trees, power lines, and move lawn furniture.
Tornado Risk
This is important to note: 2% of the storms may produce a tornado. Not all rotation will produce a funnel cloud touching the ground.
Severe Storm Alert Reminder
Watch: This will be issued when the potential development for a large areas over a 6 hour time frame.
Warning: This will be issued when a storm is happening and being tracked through specific towns. That may cover a 30 to 45 minute time frame.
Flood Watch And Small Craft Advisory
Rainfall rates may reach 1 to 2 inches per hour.
Small Craft Advisory for winds ups to 20 knots on The Chesapeake Bay.
Radar Simulation —> 2 PM to Midnight
HRRR Model
This is a suggestion and not perfect. Please consider a buffer of at least 1 hour AND we have seen recent events more active than forecasted.
The peak timing of storms:
- 3 PM to 6 PM – Southern Pennsylvania to northern Maryland
- 6 PM to 8 PM – Metro Baltimore through central Maryland
- 8 PM to Midnight – Annapolis to Easton, then southern Maryland
Radar Simulation Animations
HRRR 2 PM to Midnight
NAM 3Km Model
This solution contrast has a big void in the severe storm line crossing central Maryland.
It is also later, with metro Washington AND Northeastern Maryland (Harford and Cecil Counties) getting the storms between 8 PM and 10 PM
Alerts Page:
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https://justinweather.com/alert_categories/nws-alert/
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I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos. I have made a few public statements over the years, but if you are new here you may have missed it:
I have dyslexia, and found out at my second year at Cornell. I didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree, and being first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region.
I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse.
All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky.
There is no editor that can check my work when I need it and have it ready to send out in a newsworthy timeline.
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