Friday June 14, 2024
Afternoon Update
A strong cold front is about to push into the warm and humid air mass in place. This will set us up for a nice weather weekend, and then a true heat wave will follow next week.
The focus this afternoon and evening is the risk of severe storms. NOAA posted a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) for today near and north of Baltimore into southern Pennsylvania. Considering the high travel to the beach or mountains for the weekend getaway, some may get caught in additional traffic due to passing storms.
I have been checking the dynamics in place and the latest model simulation plots, and found the best suggestions for the storm timeline compared to the Live Radar and Lightning Widget below.
As of this post before 4 PM, No Watches had been issued for our region. But that might change. If so…
If any severe weather is anticipated, one of the two following alerts may be issued:
The Slight Risk is Level 2 of 5, mainly near and north of Baltimore into Pennsylvania.
Potential for: Winds over 58 mph, large hail over 1-inch diameter, isolated tornados.
This clearly shows that the rain has already chilled the air into the 70s, while the deep 80s and 90s remain in central Maryland.
The strong cold front is moving through Pennsylvania and will cross Maryland tonight. The energy is mainly in Pennsylvania, and Low Pressure may ignite more energy into the evening.
The other components are the higher temperatures and humidity farther south. So, as this travels into Maryland, it will encounter that, but the loss of sunlight and daytime heating may limit the impact while it could still be strong between Annapolis, Easton, and Salisbury, MD.
I focused on that shower in York Couty, PA.
The same shower appeared on this model, while other short-range products missed it.
This model has performed well, but as we can see, it has been underestimating the storm activity. So, going forward, it will likely be more active than shown here.
Note that this is a suggestion. In recent weeks we have had more activity, which has arrived a little faster than shown on this product. So please allow a 30 to 60-minute buffer.
South of Hagerstown and near or just south of Baltimore to Annapolis.
Possibly still active around the Bay Bridge between Annapolis and along Rt 50 to Easton.
Southern Maryland to near Easton, St. Michaels, and Cambridge.. into Southern Delaware.
Eastern Shore near Salisbury and the beaches.
Briefly cooler and pleasant this weekend.
Likely pushing into the mid-90s and lasting for a few days. This may be our first legitimate heat wave of the year.
After a pleasant weekend, our first heat wave of the year is expected next week. The risk of rain will be low.
June 5 Storm Report (Preliminary) With Videos And Photos
Click to read: NOAA Releases Most Aggressive Outlook
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