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Doug Hill's Weather Blog

Tuesday June 10, 2008 at 5:36 pm

Severe Weather and a Cool Down

posted by Alex Liggitt: Producer/Meteorologist

category: Forecast Discussions

So once again DC has been hit by a few severe thunderstorms, this time though, they aren't quite as powerful. A few severe weather reports have been noted with penny sized hail in Purcellville as well as trees down in other areas in Loudoun County, quarter sized hail in Winchester, VA, and more hail reported in the panhandle of West Virginia. We were also sent a picture of what a viewer thought was a funnel cloud from Winchester, but it was a little too hard to make out so I didn't want to include it on here. There was a mesocyclone (basically an area of rotation within the storm) with that storm originally, so to me it seems like the funnel cloud may have been possible.

We are already in for a cool down, as of 6pm this evening on Tuesday, it is 92 degrees in the District, where as it was only 72 degrees in Frederick. Lows overnight should fall into the upper 60s to lower 70s. More importantly, dew points should fall into the 50s, meaning moisture will be moving farther to the south and our region will begin to dry out a bit. Warm temperatures can still be expected for Wednesday, with highs in the upper 80s, but it won't be that unbearable heat of the past few days.

Highs in the 80s appear that they will continue through the end of the week, into the weekend, and even through the middle of next week, so if you are sick of the heat, you are in luck. Now, some bad news, thunderstorms are possible Friday night and Saturday afternoon and evening once again. As of now, they aren't expected to be severe, but it is just one more thing to mess up your weekend. We will keep you posted during the remainder of the week!


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