Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Chesapeake Bay Drum Pt To Smith Pt Va, Atlantic North
2025-06-19 · near Patuxent River Asos (knhk), Chesapeake Bay Drum Pt To Smith Pt Va, Atlantic North
Event narrative
A wind gust of 40 knots (46 MPH) was measured by the ASOS at Patuxent River Naval Air Station (KNHK) adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay and tidal Patuxent River.
Wider weather episode
A severe weather outbreak occurred during the mid to late afternoon hours of Thursday, June 19th, 2025, as a strong cold front supported by a seasonably strong upper-level jet intersected a hot, humid, and unstable airmass. Severe weather was exclusively in the form of damaging wind gusts, many of which were considerable (near hurricane-force) in nature in the Washington DC metro area.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1255113. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.