April 16, 2023
Yesterday we got the max effort from the weather system in Maryland. The net result was slow moving storm cells. A few produced hail over 1 inch in diameter and local flooding. However, as is typical in spring these were scattered. So many missed out on the worst, and even beneficial rain.
National Weather Service Storm Spotters.
Uniontown: 1″ Hail
Glyndon/Reisterstown:
mPING (Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near The Ground) REPORT OF HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL IN REISTERSTOWN.
Near Annapolis:
A TREE FELL ON POWERLINES NEAR GOVERNOR BRIDGE RD AND BLACKBERRY LN.
At 1:30 PM, the severe thunderstorm peaked over Glyndon and Reisterstown in NW Baltimore County, Maryland.
This line of storms affected traffic and residents along I-70, I-795, I-695 (northwest corner of the beltway), and I-83 to Pennsylvania.
Glyndon on Rt 30 just off the end of I-795. Thanks to Katie Roenick.
Glyndon: Covered Deck from C-Mo-Molly
Also from C-Mo Molly: Marble size hail.
Did you know? If you cut open a hail stone, you can see layers that show every trip up and down in the clouds as they grew larger.
Also in Glyndon: Rebecca had much more than a handful of hail.
Hail coating the deck furniture: Jessica Gandy
Collection of hail videos sent to me on Facebook.
A few pockets over 3 inches. The most was estimated OVER 4 inches north of New Windsor in Carroll County. Notice that about 10 miles away in Westminster, very little rain fell.
The recent drought report for Maryland shows that most of the region has not made a dent, so our concerns for dry ground and more brush-fires my reemerge next week.
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