Slow-moving storm unloads on Timonium
A slow-moving thunderstorm is dropping quite a load of rain on portions of northern Baltimore County this afternoon. Although downtown Baltimore remains dry just before 6 p.m., radar shows more than 3 inches has fallen this afternoon on a small area of the country north of Towson.
Is that even possible? Maybe so. A private weather station reporting on the Weather Underground seems to confirm the radar estimates - more than 3 inches today on their gauge, too.
Anyone out there under this downpour? Send us a comment and describe what you're seeing. Better yet, send us a photo.
Here's how the NWS was reporting it. (We'll forgive their spelling):
AT 543 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TOWSON...DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTH AT 5 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED
JUST WEST OF GLENCOE...ALSO DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTH.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE
TOWNSON... COCKEYESVILLE... AND GLENCOE.
WIND GUSTS UP 40 MPH CAN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF
2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
Comments
Barely a drop of rain in Hunt Valley, just a couple of miles north of Timonium
FR: Only 0.12 inch on the WeatherDeck in Cockeysville. Weird...
Posted by: Steve | August 13, 2008 7:29 PM
Drenching downpour in Lutherville between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Could have easily been 2 to 3 inches. Was surprised at the amount and length of rainfall.
Posted by: Robert Murrow | August 13, 2008 9:40 PM
It rained for over one hour in downtown Towson beginning around 4:15. A constant drenching downpour. Traffic was a complete mess everywhere. By the time I headed a half-mile west towards Ruxton, the roads were completely dry.
Posted by: Jon | August 14, 2008 9:09 AM
At my office at Loch Raven Blvd. and the Beltway we got bombed for over an hour. Torrential rain, shifting winds and penny-sized hail. A small dry creek bed became a violent waterfall.
Posted by: David | August 14, 2008 9:13 AM
Agree with Mr. Murrow. I live in York Manor off Margate and I haven't seen it ran that hard for that long in some time. Too bad I didn't think to measure it!
Posted by: Bill | August 14, 2008 9:52 AM
I live not far from the intersection of Loch Raven and Joppa road.
That was the definitely one of the most unusual bits of weather I have ever experienced. I would love to get more info on exactly the conditions that caused this storm to form and essentially stall right over the Towson area for an hour and more. I watched it blossom up on radar.
During the event, I had to travel to the Essex area. By the time I got just East of Harford road on the beltway, there was little to no precipitation, but in the rear view mirror, the sky back West was ominous indeed.
Essex got nothing to speak of, even as late as 6:00pm, and around 7:00pm there were a couple of thunder rumbles, and a brief shower and that was all. I watched the sky and it looked to me like that storm hovered stationary over Towson until at least 6:00pm before it started to dissipate.
Posted by: Joe | August 14, 2008 10:56 AM