April 7 Storm Reports And Cooler Baltimore Orioles Opening Day

April 7, 2023

Friday Morning Update

The storms that erupted Thursday evening validated the severe storm risk assessment. However, the timing and location did leave many Orioles fans wondering why the home opener was postponed. The bulk of the storm activity was just south and did produce dangerous lighting, large hail, and wind damage across the southern half of Maryland. I have a brief summary below.

As for the weather, I will be chilly with my son and roughly 50,000 others at the game in Baltimore today. The rest of the weather forecast may be something you like.

Storm Radar Thursday

6 PM to 8:30 PM

Storms erupted as expected with much more activity SOUTH of Baltimore. The ‘warnings’ validated dangerous lightning, large hail, and damaging winds.

Radar Recap Thursday 6 PM to 8:30 PM pic.twitter.com/j23uHRmtU8

— Justin Berk (@JustinWeather) April 7, 2023

Storm Report Map

In Maryland: 7 reports of Large Hail, 7 reports of Wind Damage

Large Hail

These reports from Southern Maryland were shown to be 1.75”, equal to golf ball size ice balls.

Charlotte Hall, MD from Lynn Hudak

Leonardtown, MD from Nicole Hanson

Damage!

Dented cars and impact craters on siding and roofs.

Not a good day. Cars dented. Siding and roof damage from hail in Hughesville, Md. @WTOPWeather @weatherchannel @NWS @SOMDWxNews pic.twitter.com/fCIEKXrLAG

— Officer Brian (@OfficerBrian728) April 7, 2023

Lightning Strikes

My friend Walter George captured these by Kent Narrows

Worth 1,000 Words:

Tim Grooms helps prove why ball fields are cleared BEFORE games

HP supercell closing in on baseball fields in California, Maryland, 4/6/2022. @JustinWeather pic.twitter.com/3xofFZihh0

— Mid-Atlantic Storm Chaser (@tim_grooms) April 7, 2023

Weather TODAY

Morning Temperatures

Cooler.

Morning Surface Weather

Cooler air will be streaming in today and tomorrow.

Radar Simulation: 8 AM to 8 PM

Some light rain may try to sneak in to central Maryland late morning. Then slip south this afternoon.

Afternoon Temperatures

These numbers will be more than 20 degrees less than yesterday.

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CLIMATE DATA

TODAY April 7

Normal Low in Baltimore:  41ºF

Record 22ºF in 1982

SNOW: 0.2” in 2007

Normal High in Baltimore: 63ºF

Record 93ºF in 1929

REPORTS:

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Saturday Morning Temperatures

Saturday Afternoon

Storm Simulation: Friday Through Wednesday

We will establish a quiet stretch of weather into most of next week. This will include many sunny days and a warm up.

7 Day Forecast

The next two days will be chilly with extra clouds. By Easter Sunday we should clear our and begin our warm up. Next week will be back to the 70s and approaching 80 again.

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RESTATING MY MESSAGE ABOUT DYSLEXIA

I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos, and occasional other glitches. I take responsibility for my mistakes, and even the computer glitches I may miss.

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 during my second year at Cornell University. It didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree, and being first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region. One of my professors told me that I had made it that far without knowing, and to not let it be a crutch going forward. That was Mark Wysocki and he was absolutely correct!

I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse. I also can make mistakes in forecasting. No one is perfect predicting the future.

All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky. 

There has been no editor that can check my work when I needed it and have it ready to send out in a newsworthy timeline. Barbara Werner is a member of the web team that helps me maintain this site. She has taken it upon herself to edit typos, when she is able. That could be AFTER you read this.

I accept this and perhaps proves what you read is really from me…

It’s part of my charm.

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