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  1. *Ulp*

    BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
    TORNADO WARNING
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
    134 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

    * TORNADO WARNING FOR…
    SOUTHWESTERN BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND…
    HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND…

    * UNTIL 200 PM EDT

    * AT 134 PM EDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
    TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SYKESVILLE…OR 8 MILES EAST OF
    DAMASCUS…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

    HAZARD…TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

    SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

    IMPACT…FOR THOSE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN…
    FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
    SHELTER. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND WINDOWS MAY
    OCCUR. MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TREE
    DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

    * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
    ELLICOTT CITY AROUND 150 PM EDT.
    COLUMBIA AROUND 155 PM EDT.
    ELKRIDGE…CATONSVILLE…ARBUTUS AND SAVAGE-GUILFORD AROUND 200 PM
    EDT.

    OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
    ILCHESTER…GLENELG…DANIELS…ROXBURY
    MILLS…CLARKSVILLE…WOODSTOCK… DAYTON…LISBON…SAVAGE AND
    SIMPSONVILLE.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

    TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
    FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN
    A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
    SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

          1. The NWS let the tornado warning expire at 1400, but we're getting rolled over now with severe rain, hail, lightning, winds and flooding. No monkeys, yet, but it's just a matter of time.

            Yeah, you too. Try to not spontaneously combust.

  2. And, of course, here we go again:

    Tornado Warning

    TORNADO WARNING
    MDC029-035-041-211900-
    /O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0001.160621T1832Z-160621T1900Z/

    BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
    TORNADO WARNING
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
    232 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

    * TORNADO WARNING FOR…
    SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND…
    NORTHERN TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND…
    SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE`S COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND…

    * UNTIL 300 PM EDT

    * AT 231 PM EDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
    TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GIBSON ISLAND…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
    MPH.

    HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

    SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

    IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
    SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
    DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS…AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
    DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

    * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
    ROCK HALL AROUND 235 PM EDT. STEVENSVILLE AROUND 240 PM EDT.
    OVERTON AROUND 245 PM EDT. GRASONVILLE AROUND 250 PM EDT.
    CENTREVILLE AROUND 255 PM EDT. CENTERVILLE…WYE
    MILLS…STARR…CARVILLE…SKIPTON AND HOPE AROUND 300 PM EDT.

    OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
    QUEENSTOWN.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

    TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
    FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN
    A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
    SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

    FFFFFFF…etc.

    1. Hope you're all right there, it's getting really nasty. They put MD in an enhanced risk area just like an hour ago, it seems.

      1. Thanks, so far so good! A big swath of central MD just got hit pretty hard, thousands of people are out of power, trees down, flooding, hail, etc. Still operational at HQ, front's passed (temps have nosedived from 90's to the upper 60's behind the front. The line is hitting home right now, but the weather station is still online so we're OK right now. Temp is down to 69.7 F from a high of 87.8 F. gusty winds and drizzle, but that will get worse.

        1. Seems like one of those lines that you just hope the damage isn't too nasty and people are okay. Sounds like you're handling it all right, glad to hear it's going relatively well so far!

          1. Yes thanks! It'll be an – interesting – ride home, but it looks like the real ugly weather missed us. The system's blowing through very fast, so we got that going for us. Which is nice.

          2. Isn't it nice having a home weather station online? Lets you know more than the weather- especially if you don't see it reporting.

          3. I have mine reporting to wunderground, but I have sensors throughout my house that show the temp in almost every room going to a little program I wrote. Found out when I started insulating my house, hard to tell what works when you don't know the before and after.

            It is a nice little sanity check when you're away from home that there's an "all's well"

      1. I'm here. Cally's prob at work. I don't think there's any scary fiery stuff too close to either of us today. At least not anything new. The weather's a lot cooler today, too.

  3. 6:44 PM EDT

    71 °F
    Feels Like 71 °F
    3.0 mph
    Wind from NE
    Gusts 5.0 mph
    Dew Point:
    70 °F
    Humidity: 96%
    Precip Rate: 4.65 in/hr
    Precip Accum: 0.5 in
    Pressure: 29.83 in

    There's a rollicking good t-storm right overhead home now. heavy rain, winds, lightning strikes everywhere. It cleared out for a bit but I guess we're not done yet. Phones are going nuts with SMS messages. Fun.

    No hail, please, kthnxbye

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