Thunderstorm Wind — Prince George's, Maryland

2024-07-31 · near (adw)andrews Afb Cam, Prince George's, Maryland

Event narrative

A wind gust of 53 knots (61 MPH) was measured by the ASOS at Andrews Air Force Base (KADW).

Wider weather episode

A hot, humid, and very unstable airmass resulted in scattered pulse thunderstorms that produced several instances of damaging downbursts. A couple instances of wind damage were significant just east of Washington, DC.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1207452. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.