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Very unexpected nocturnal squall line
Last night’s wild weather was – to say the least – quite a surprise. I had forecasted a chance for thunder based on the models, but I didn’t foresee a major November squall line screaming through...
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More reasons to plan for March 15th tornado drill
This is the Storm Prediction Center’s convective outlook for tomorrow (Monday), and you can see that we are firmly in the slight risk region. We will likely see a couple of lines of thunderstorms –...
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Severe storms likely this afternoon, and watch out for Emily late this weekend
The Storm Prediction Center has us outlooked for a slight risk of severe weather this afternoon. With a surface low pressure forecast to slowly cross the northern half of the state all the necessary...
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2010 Fredericksburg area storm chase account
October 27 2010 Rotating Storm and Funnel The morning involved driving through pouring rain to southern Maryland for a work-related meeting while hoping that conditions would ripen later for...
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Final stormchase account
April 27 2011 Tornado Outbreak My pulse quickened as I perused the forecast model outputs the morning of April 27th. The wind shear (change in speed and direction) from the surface up to 18,000 feet...
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April 27th two years later
Today is the second anniversary of a tornadic day in northern Virginia that was part of what some have dubbed a “Super Outbreak” of tornadoes. The 2011 event has been compared to the 1974 Super...
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Wind and rain for All Saints Day
This morning’s weather (All Saints’ Day) is brought to you courtesy of the strong cold front that has been marching across the nation this week ahead of a colder and dryer air mass. The surface...
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