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July 26th, 2009, Summer Thunderstorm
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Video File to be added later

Unfortunately, I don't remember much of this day, it was yet another thunderstorm of the many that occured in 2009.  From the photos I can say I traveled from the Gaithersburg, Maryland area, following the storm to the east-northeast almost into the Baltimore area.  Below are some NWS information on the storm. 


PHOTOGRAPHS (Click to Enlarge)
Montgomery County Airpark

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LOCAL
CHASE LOGS:

June 20, 1989*
Aug. 9, 1997
Jan 8, 1999

Sept. 9, 2001
Oct.22, 2001
Aug. 26, 2003
May 9, 2004
Jul. 14, 2004
March 16, 2005
April 8, 2005
June 4th, 2008
June 7th, 2008
June 10th, 2008
Nov. 15th, 2008
July 26th, 2009

*Pictures only. Winter logs have moved into The Winter Weather section (link above)


HAIL REPORTS IN MARYLAND/VIRGINIA
Time
1930
2022
2145
2217
2218
2302

1802
1945
1953
2005

2025

2025

2042

Size
75
88
75
175
75
100

100
75
75
100

100

100

100

Location
1 WNW SAINT INIGOES
EASTON
LISBON
2 W FALLSTON
1 N OWINGS MILLS
1 ESE HICKORY

ALTAVISTA
1 S WINCHESTER
6 E WINCHESTER
1 SSE AMELIA COURTHOUSE
5 E MOSELEY

5 WNW AMELIA COURTHOUSE
2 NW WATERFORD

County
ST. MARYS
TALBOT
HOWARD
HARFORD
BALTIMORE
HARFORD

CAMPBELL
FREDERICK
CLARKE
AMELIA

CHESTERFIELD

AMELIA

LOUDOUN

ST
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD

VA
VA
VA
VA

VA

VA

VA

Comments
(LWX)
NICKEL SIZE IN EASTON. (PHI)
(LWX)
(LWX)
(LWX)
(LWX)

(RNK)
RT 50 AT 522 (LWX)
(LWX)
(AKQ)

ALSO TREES DOWN IN WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION. FUNNEL CLOUD ALSO REPORTED. (AKQ)
ALSO TREES DOWN (AKQ)

(LWX)

WIND REPORTS IN MARYLAND/VIRGINIA
Time
2030
2030
2102


2109

2135
2145

2152
2206
2302

2324

2330

1754
1810

1840
1930

1955

2000
2005

2023

2025

2050
2120

2125
2200
2255

Speed
58
UNK
UNK


UNK

UNK
UNK

UNK
UNK
UNK

UNK

UNK

UNK
UNK

UNK
UNK

UNK

UNK
UNK

UNK

UNK

UNK
UNK

UNK
UNK
UNK

Location
2 SSE CROCHERON
DEAL ISLAND
1 ENE POINT OF
ROCKS

4 NW CLARKSBURG

LISBON
4 SSW WESTOVER

1 SSW ELDERSBURG
OWINGS MILLS
1 ESE HICKORY

4 NNW HAVRE DE GRACE
PORT DEPOSIT

1 SE SPENCER
3 S MARTINSVILLE CITY
GLADYS
2 S FARMVILLE

5 NNE BURKEVILLE

DUNNSVILLE
1 SSE AMELIA COURTHOUSE
4 N ROUND HILL

2 NNE CENTER CROSS
1 WSW CHESTER
1 N WILLIAMSBURG

5 SSE GLENNS
BOWENS CORNER
PUNGOTEAGUE

County
DORCHESTER
SOMERSET
FREDERICK


MONTGOMERY

HOWARD
SOMERSET

CARROLL
BALTIMORE
HARFORD

HARFORD

CECIL

HENRY
HENRY

CAMPBELL
PRINCE EDWARD

NOTTOWAY

ESSEX
AMELIA

LOUDOUN

ESSEX

CHESTERFIELD
CITY OF WILLIAMSB
GLOUCESTER
BRUNSWICK
ACCOMACK

ST
MD
MD
MD


MD

MD
MD

MD
MD
MD

MD

MD

VA
VA

VA
VA

VA

VA
VA

VA

VA

VA
VA

VA
VA
VA

Comments
50 KT GUST AT BISHOPS HEAD NOS GAGE /BISM2/. (AKQ)
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. (AKQ)
DAMAGE TO FARM INCLUDING LARGE TREE DOWN...HAY SHED ROOF BLOWN OFF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MACHINE SHED (LWX)
BRANCH SNAPPED INTO A POWERLINE. A DEAD TREE BLOWN OVER INTO THE ROAD NEARBY. (LWX)
TREES DOWN ALONG RT 94 (LWX)
TIME ESTIMATED...TREES DOWNED AT NUMEROUUUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. (AKQ)
SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES BROKEN (LWX)
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. (LWX)
LARGE TREE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES (LWX)
TREES TOPPED AND NUMEROUS BRANCHES SNAPPED. 2 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES BLOWN DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. (LWX)
TREES DOWN. (PHI)

TREE DOWN ON GEORGE TAYLOR ROAD (RNK)
LARGE PINE TREE DOWN ON CONFEDERATE AVENUE

TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY. (RNK)
3 TREES DOWN ON RT. 15 JUST SOUTH OF FARMVILLE TOWN LIMITS. (AKQ)
TREE DOWN ON RT. 360 2 MILES SOUTH OF INTERSECTION OF RT. 360 AND RT. 307. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH. (AKQ)
LARGE TREE FELL THROUGH GARAGE. (AKQ)
*** 1 INJ *** TREE FELL ONTO A CAR (AKQ)

TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN (LWX)

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON MILL SWAMP ROAD AND OSPREY POINT LANE. (AKQ)
LARGE TREE DOWN (AKQ)
2 TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN WILLIAMSBURG. WINDS ESTIMATED 45 TO 50 MPH. (AKQ)
A FEW LARGE TREES DOWN. (AKQ)
SEVERAL TREES DOWN (AKQ)
LARGE TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON WATERFIELD ROAD (AKQ)